What color is #176243?

#176243 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Jewel. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #176243?

The RGB value is 23, 98, 67: 23 red, 98 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #176243?

The complementary color is #621736, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #176243?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#176243 color

#176243 rgb(23, 98, 67)

Shades of green

The hex color #176243 is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 38.4% green and 26.3% blue (23, 98, 67).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 62% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 77% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Jewel (#136843), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.33:1).

#176243 color codes

HEX	`#176243`
RGB	`rgb(23, 98, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 38.4%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 62%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 77%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(77%, 0%, 32%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.6, -30.62, 11.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.6, 32.64, 159.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.734, 9.322, 6.806)`
Decimal	`1532483`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #176243, 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 #176243	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#176243 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	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 #176243 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #176243; }
.text { color: #176243; }
.border { border: 2px solid #176243; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 98 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #176243, #175b62); }

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Questions

What color is #176243?: #176243 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Jewel. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #176243?: The RGB value is 23, 98, 67: 23 red, 98 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #176243?: The complementary color is #621736, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #176243?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.