What color is #176940?

#176940 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 #176940?

The RGB value is 23, 105, 64: 23 red, 105 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #176940?

The complementary color is #691740, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #176940?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#176940 color

#176940 rgb(23, 105, 64)

Shades of green

The hex color #176940 is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 41.2% green and 25.1% blue (23, 105, 64).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 64% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 78% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Jewel (#136843), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

#176940 color codes

HEX	`#176940`
RGB	`rgb(23, 105, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 41.2%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 64%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 78%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(78%, 0%, 39%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.99, -34.37, 16.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.99, 38.06, 154.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.33, 10.655, 6.572)`
Decimal	`1534272`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #176940, 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 #176940	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#176940 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	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 #176940 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #176940; }
.text { color: #176940; }
.border { border: 2px solid #176940; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 105 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #176940, #176969); }

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Questions

What color is #176940?: #176940 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 #176940?: The RGB value is 23, 105, 64: 23 red, 105 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #176940?: The complementary color is #691740, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #176940?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.