What color is #17531F?

#17531F is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Mysterious Mixture. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17531F?

The RGB value is 23, 83, 31: 23 red, 83 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17531F?

The complementary color is #53174B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17531F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17531F color

#17531F rgb(23, 83, 31)

Shades of green

The hex color #17531F is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 32.5% green and 12.2% blue (23, 83, 31).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 57% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 0% magenta, 63% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Mysterious Mixture (#0F521A), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.16:1).

#17531F color codes

HEX	`#17531F`
RGB	`rgb(23, 83, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 32.5%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 57%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 72%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 0%, 63%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.56, -31.34, 24.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.56, 39.84, 141.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.694, 6.467, 2.35)`
Decimal	`1528607`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17531F, 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 #17531F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17531F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	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 #17531F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17531f; }
.text { color: #17531f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17531f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 83 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17531f, #17533d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #17531F?: #17531F is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Mysterious Mixture. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17531F?: The RGB value is 23, 83, 31: 23 red, 83 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17531F?: The complementary color is #53174B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17531F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.