What color is #17713B?

#17713B is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Succulents. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17713B?

The RGB value is 23, 113, 59: 23 red, 113 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17713B?

The complementary color is #71174D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17713B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17713B color

#17713B rgb(23, 113, 59)

Shades of green

The hex color #17713B is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 44.3% green and 23.1% blue (23, 113, 59).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 66% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 80% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Succulents (#007744), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#17713B color codes

HEX	`#17713B`
RGB	`rgb(23, 113, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 44.3%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 66%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 80%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(80%, 0%, 48%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.7, -38.65, 22.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.7, 44.87, 149.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.047, 12.307, 6.141)`
Decimal	`1536315`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17713B, 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 #17713B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#17713B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	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 #17713B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17713b; }
.text { color: #17713b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17713b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 113 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17713b, #177168); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bottle Green.

Questions

What color is #17713B?: #17713B is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Succulents. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17713B?: The RGB value is 23, 113, 59: 23 red, 113 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17713B?: The complementary color is #71174D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17713B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.