What color is #17742E?

#17742E is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Forestial. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17742E?

The RGB value is 23, 116, 46: 23 red, 116 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17742E?

The complementary color is #74175D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17742E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17742E color

#17742E rgb(23, 116, 46)

Shades of green

The hex color #17742E is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 45.5% green and 18% blue (23, 116, 46).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 67% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 80% cyan, 0% magenta, 60% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Forestial (#007733), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#17742E color codes

HEX	`#17742E`
RGB	`rgb(23, 116, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 45.5%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 67%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 80%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(80%, 0%, 60%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.57, -41.95, 30.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.57, 52.07, 143.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.091, 12.869, 4.695)`
Decimal	`1537070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17742E, 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 #17742E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#17742E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	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 #17742E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17742e; }
.text { color: #17742e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17742e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 116 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17742e, #17745c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Green.

Questions

What color is #17742E?: #17742E is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Forestial. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17742E?: The RGB value is 23, 116, 46: 23 red, 116 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17742E?: The complementary color is #74175D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17742E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.