What color is #176A17?

#176A17 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Leafy Lush. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #176A17?

The RGB value is 23, 106, 23: 23 red, 106 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #176A17?

The complementary color is #6A176A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #176A17?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#176A17 color

#176A17 rgb(23, 106, 23)

Shades of green

The hex color #176A17 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 41.6% green and 9% blue (23, 106, 23).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 64% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 78% cyan, 0% magenta, 78% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Leafy Lush (#08690E), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.75:1).

#176A17 color codes

HEX	`#176A17`
RGB	`rgb(23, 106, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 41.6%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 64%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 78%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(78%, 0%, 78%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.81, -41, 37.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.81, 55.42, 137.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.662, 10.551, 2.549)`
Decimal	`1534487`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #176A17, 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 #176A17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#176A17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	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 #176A17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #176a17; }
.text { color: #176a17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #176a17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 106 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #176a17, #176a41); }

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Questions

What color is #176A17?: #176A17 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Leafy Lush. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #176A17?: The RGB value is 23, 106, 23: 23 red, 106 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #176A17?: The complementary color is #6A176A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #176A17?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.