What color is #176449?

#176449 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Bottle Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #176449?

The RGB value is 23, 100, 73: 23 red, 100 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #176449?

The complementary color is #641732, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #176449?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#176449 color

#176449 rgb(23, 100, 73)

Shades of green

The hex color #176449 is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 39.2% green and 28.6% blue (23, 100, 73).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 63% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 77% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Bottle Green (#006A4E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.11:1).

#176449 color codes

HEX	`#176449`
RGB	`rgb(23, 100, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 39.2%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 63%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 77%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(77%, 0%, 27%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.44, -30.02, 8.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.44, 31.29, 163.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.112, 9.777, 7.867)`
Decimal	`1533001`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #176449, 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 #176449	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#176449 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	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 #176449 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #176449; }
.text { color: #176449; }
.border { border: 2px solid #176449; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 100 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #176449, #175864); }

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Questions

What color is #176449?: #176449 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Bottle Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #176449?: The RGB value is 23, 100, 73: 23 red, 100 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #176449?: The complementary color is #641732, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #176449?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.