What color is #175815?

#175815 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Jungle Jam. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #175815?

The RGB value is 23, 88, 21: 23 red, 88 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #175815?

The complementary color is #561558, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #175815?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#175815 color

#175815 rgb(23, 88, 21)

Shades of green

The hex color #175815 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 34.5% green and 8.2% blue (23, 88, 21).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 61% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 74% cyan, 0% magenta, 76% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Jam (#115511), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.6:1).

#175815 color codes

HEX	`#175815`
RGB	`rgb(23, 88, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 34.5%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 61%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 76%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(74%, 0%, 76%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.29, -34.55, 31.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.29, 46.73, 137.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.978, 7.215, 1.892)`
Decimal	`1529877`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #175815, 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 #175815	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#175815 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	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 #175815 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #175815; }
.text { color: #175815; }
.border { border: 2px solid #175815; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 88 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #175815, #155834); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Green.

Questions

What color is #175815?: #175815 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Jungle Jam. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #175815?: The RGB value is 23, 88, 21: 23 red, 88 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #175815?: The complementary color is #561558, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #175815?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.