What color is #174F20?

#174F20 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Moor-Monster. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #174F20?

The RGB value is 23, 79, 32: 23 red, 79 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #174F20?

The complementary color is #4F1746, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #174F20?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#174F20 color

#174F20 rgb(23, 79, 32)

Shades of green

The hex color #174F20 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 31% green and 12.5% blue (23, 79, 32).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 55% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 0% magenta, 59% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Moor-Monster (#1F5429), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.65:1).

#174F20 color codes

HEX	`#174F20`
RGB	`rgb(23, 79, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 31%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 55%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 71%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 0%, 59%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.1, -29.5, 22.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.1, 36.99, 142.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.41, 5.878, 2.321)`
Decimal	`1527584`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #174F20, 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 #174F20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#174F20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	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 #174F20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #174f20; }
.text { color: #174f20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #174f20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 79 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #174f20, #174f3c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #174F20?: #174F20 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Moor-Monster. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #174F20?: The RGB value is 23, 79, 32: 23 red, 79 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #174F20?: The complementary color is #4F1746, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #174F20?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.