What color is #175D3C?

#175D3C 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 #175D3C?

The RGB value is 23, 93, 60: 23 red, 93 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #175D3C?

The complementary color is #5D1738, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #175D3C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#175D3C color

#175D3C rgb(23, 93, 60)

Shades of green

The hex color #175D3C is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 36.5% green and 23.5% blue (23, 93, 60).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 60% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 75% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Midori (#2A603B), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.87:1).

#175D3C color codes

HEX	`#175D3C`
RGB	`rgb(23, 93, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 36.5%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 60%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 75%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(75%, 0%, 35%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.67, -30.05, 12.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.67, 32.71, 156.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.083, 8.337, 5.615)`
Decimal	`1531196`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #175D3C, 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 #175D3C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#175D3C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	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 #175D3C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #175d3c; }
.text { color: #175d3c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #175d3c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 93 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #175d3c, #175b5d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #175D3C?: #175D3C 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 #175D3C?: The RGB value is 23, 93, 60: 23 red, 93 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #175D3C?: The complementary color is #5D1738, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #175D3C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.