What color is #17671E?

#17671E is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Overgrown Temple. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17671E?

The RGB value is 23, 103, 30: 23 red, 103 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17671E?

The complementary color is #671760, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17671E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17671E color

#17671E rgb(23, 103, 30)

Shades of green

The hex color #17671E is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 40.4% green and 11.8% blue (23, 103, 30).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 63% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 78% cyan, 0% magenta, 71% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Overgrown Temple (#116611), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.01:1).

#17671E color codes

HEX	`#17671E`
RGB	`rgb(23, 103, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 40.4%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 63%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 78%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(78%, 0%, 71%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.8, -39.23, 33.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.8, 51.43, 139.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.438, 9.976, 2.867)`
Decimal	`1533726`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17671E, 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 #17671E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17671E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	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 #17671E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17671e; }
.text { color: #17671e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17671e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 103 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17671e, #176746); }

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Questions

What color is #17671E?: #17671E is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Overgrown Temple. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17671E?: The RGB value is 23, 103, 30: 23 red, 103 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17671E?: The complementary color is #671760, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17671E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.