What color is #17681D?

#17681D 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 #17681D?

The RGB value is 23, 104, 29: 23 red, 104 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17681D?

The complementary color is #681762, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17681D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17681D color

#17681D rgb(23, 104, 29)

Shades of green

The hex color #17681D is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 40.8% green and 11.4% blue (23, 104, 29).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 64% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 78% cyan, 0% magenta, 72% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Overgrown Temple (#116611), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.92:1).

#17681D color codes

HEX	`#17681D`
RGB	`rgb(23, 104, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 40.8%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 64%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 78%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(78%, 0%, 72%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.15, -39.71, 34.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.15, 52.33, 139.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.525, 10.171, 2.834)`
Decimal	`1533981`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17681D, 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 #17681D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#17681D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #17681D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17681d; }
.text { color: #17681d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17681d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 104 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17681d, #176846); }

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Questions

What color is #17681D?: #17681D 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 #17681D?: The RGB value is 23, 104, 29: 23 red, 104 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17681D?: The complementary color is #681762, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17681D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.