What color is #176B3D?

#176B3D is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Bucolic. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #176B3D?

The RGB value is 23, 107, 61: 23 red, 107 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #176B3D?

The complementary color is #6B1745, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #176B3D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#176B3D color

#176B3D rgb(23, 107, 61)

Shades of green

The hex color #176B3D is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 42% green and 23.9% blue (23, 107, 61).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 65% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 79% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Bucolic (#1B6634), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#176B3D color codes

HEX	`#176B3D`
RGB	`rgb(23, 107, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 42%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 65%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 79%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(79%, 0%, 43%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.64, -35.84, 18.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.64, 40.55, 152.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.453, 11.034, 6.204)`
Decimal	`1534781`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #176B3D, 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 #176B3D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#176B3D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	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 #176B3D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #176b3d; }
.text { color: #176b3d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #176b3d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 107 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #176b3d, #176b67); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bottle Green.

Questions

What color is #176B3D?: #176B3D is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Bucolic. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #176B3D?: The RGB value is 23, 107, 61: 23 red, 107 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #176B3D?: The complementary color is #6B1745, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #176B3D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.