What color is #174E2C?

#174E2C is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Moor-Monster. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #174E2C?

The RGB value is 23, 78, 44: 23 red, 78 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #174E2C?

The complementary color is #4E1739, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #174E2C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#174E2C color

#174E2C rgb(23, 78, 44)

Shades of green

The hex color #174E2C is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 30.6% green and 17.3% blue (23, 78, 44).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 54% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Moor-Monster (#1F5429), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.71:1).

#174E2C color codes

HEX	`#174E2C`
RGB	`rgb(23, 78, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 30.6%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 54%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 71%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 0%, 44%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.93, -26.83, 15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.93, 30.74, 150.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.532, 5.812, 3.318)`
Decimal	`1527340`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #174E2C, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #174E2C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#174E2C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #174E2C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #174e2c; }
.text { color: #174e2c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #174e2c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 78 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #174e2c, #174e47); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #174E2C?: #174E2C is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Moor-Monster. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #174E2C?: The RGB value is 23, 78, 44: 23 red, 78 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #174E2C?: The complementary color is #4E1739, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #174E2C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.