What color is #178357?

#178357 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Primal Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #178357?

The RGB value is 23, 131, 87: 23 red, 131 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #178357?

The complementary color is #831743, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #178357?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#178357 color

#178357 rgb(23, 131, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #178357 is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 51.4% green and 34.1% blue (23, 131, 87).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 70% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 82% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Primal Green (#11875D), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#178357 color codes

HEX	`#178357`
RGB	`rgb(23, 131, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 51.4%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 70%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 82%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(82%, 0%, 34%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.39, -40.01, 15.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.39, 42.99, 158.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.189, 17.102, 11.779)`
Decimal	`1540951`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #178357, 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 #178357	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#178357 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	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 #178357 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #178357; }
.text { color: #178357; }
.border { border: 2px solid #178357; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 131 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #178357, #177983); }

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Questions

What color is #178357?: #178357 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Primal Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #178357?: The RGB value is 23, 131, 87: 23 red, 131 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #178357?: The complementary color is #831743, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #178357?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.