What color is #175021?

#175021 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 #175021?

The RGB value is 23, 80, 33: 23 red, 80 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #175021?

The complementary color is #501746, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #175021?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#175021 color

#175021 rgb(23, 80, 33)

Shades of green

The hex color #175021 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 31.4% green and 12.9% blue (23, 80, 33).

Its hue angle is 131°, 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 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.52:1).

#175021 color codes

HEX	`#175021`
RGB	`rgb(23, 80, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 31.4%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 55%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 71%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 0%, 59%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.49, -29.77, 22.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.49, 37.14, 143.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.496, 6.029, 2.418)`
Decimal	`1527841`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #175021, 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 #175021	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#175021 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	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 #175021 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #175021; }
.text { color: #175021; }
.border { border: 2px solid #175021; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 80 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #175021, #17503e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #175021?: #175021 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 #175021?: The RGB value is 23, 80, 33: 23 red, 80 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #175021?: The complementary color is #501746, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #175021?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.