What color is #176427?

#176427 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 #176427?

The RGB value is 23, 100, 39: 23 red, 100 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #176427?

The complementary color is #641754, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #176427?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#176427 color

#176427 rgb(23, 100, 39)

Shades of green

The hex color #176427 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 39.2% green and 15.3% blue (23, 100, 39).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 63% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 77% cyan, 0% magenta, 61% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Woodland Wonder (#0D6323), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.27:1).

#176427 color codes

HEX	`#176427`
RGB	`rgb(23, 100, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 39.2%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 63%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 77%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(77%, 0%, 61%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.82, -36.95, 27.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.82, 46.18, 143.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.276, 9.442, 3.464)`
Decimal	`1532967`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #176427, 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 #176427	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#176427 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	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 #176427 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #176427; }
.text { color: #176427; }
.border { border: 2px solid #176427; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 100 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #176427, #17644e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Green.

Questions

What color is #176427?: #176427 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 #176427?: The RGB value is 23, 100, 39: 23 red, 100 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #176427?: The complementary color is #641754, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #176427?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.