What color is #177952?

#177952 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Opal Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #177952?

The RGB value is 23, 121, 82: 23 red, 121 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #177952?

The complementary color is #79173E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #177952?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#177952 color

#177952 rgb(23, 121, 82)

Shades of green

The hex color #177952 is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 47.5% green and 32.2% blue (23, 121, 82).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 68% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 81% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Opal Green (#157954), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#177952 color codes

HEX	`#177952`
RGB	`rgb(23, 121, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 47.5%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 68%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 81%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(81%, 0%, 32%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.89, -37.02, 13.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.89, 39.52, 159.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.713, 14.465, 10.314)`
Decimal	`1538386`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #177952, 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 #177952	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#177952 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	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 #177952 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #177952; }
.text { color: #177952; }
.border { border: 2px solid #177952; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 121 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #177952, #176f79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bottle Green.

Questions

What color is #177952?: #177952 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Opal Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #177952?: The RGB value is 23, 121, 82: 23 red, 121 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #177952?: The complementary color is #79173E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #177952?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.