What color is #175538?

#175538 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Midori. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #175538?

The RGB value is 23, 85, 56: 23 red, 85 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #175538?

The complementary color is #551734, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #175538?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#175538 color

#175538 rgb(23, 85, 56)

Shades of green

The hex color #175538 is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 33.3% green and 22% blue (23, 85, 56).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 57% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 73% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Midori (#2A603B), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.78:1).

#175538 color codes

HEX	`#175538`
RGB	`rgb(23, 85, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 33.3%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 57%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 73%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(73%, 0%, 34%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.73, -27.34, 11.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.73, 29.6, 157.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.315, 6.964, 4.857)`
Decimal	`1529144`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #175538, 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 #175538	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#175538 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	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 #175538 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #175538; }
.text { color: #175538; }
.border { border: 2px solid #175538; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 85 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #175538, #175355); }

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Questions

What color is #175538?: #175538 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Midori. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #175538?: The RGB value is 23, 85, 56: 23 red, 85 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #175538?: The complementary color is #551734, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #175538?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.