What color is #175D25?

#175D25 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Woodland Wonder. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #175D25?

The RGB value is 23, 93, 37: 23 red, 93 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #175D25?

The complementary color is #5D174F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #175D25?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#175D25 color

#175D25 rgb(23, 93, 37)

Shades of green

The hex color #175D25 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 36.5% green and 14.5% blue (23, 93, 37).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 60% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 75% cyan, 0% magenta, 60% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Woodland Wonder (#0D6323), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.99:1).

#175D25 color codes

HEX	`#175D25`
RGB	`rgb(23, 93, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 36.5%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 60%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 75%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(75%, 0%, 60%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.28, -34.5, 25.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.28, 43.05, 143.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.601, 8.144, 3.079)`
Decimal	`1531173`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #175D25, 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 #175D25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#175D25 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	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 #175D25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #175d25; }
.text { color: #175d25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #175d25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 93 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #175d25, #175d48); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #175D25?: #175D25 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Woodland Wonder. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #175D25?: The RGB value is 23, 93, 37: 23 red, 93 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #175D25?: The complementary color is #5D174F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #175D25?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.