What color is #178428?

#178428 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Asian Spice. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #178428?

The RGB value is 23, 132, 40: 23 red, 132 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #178428?

The complementary color is #841773, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #178428?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#178428 color

#178428 rgb(23, 132, 40)

Shades of green

The hex color #178428 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 51.8% green and 15.7% blue (23, 132, 40).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 70% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 83% cyan, 0% magenta, 70% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Asian Spice (#118822), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#178428 color codes

HEX	`#178428`
RGB	`rgb(23, 132, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 51.8%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 70%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 83%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(83%, 0%, 70%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.05, -48.31, 39.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.05, 62.63, 140.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.987, 16.837, 4.783)`
Decimal	`1541160`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #178428, 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 #178428	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#178428 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	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 #178428 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #178428; }
.text { color: #178428; }
.border { border: 2px solid #178428; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 132 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #178428, #17845f); }

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Questions

What color is #178428?: #178428 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Asian Spice. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #178428?: The RGB value is 23, 132, 40: 23 red, 132 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #178428?: The complementary color is #841773, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #178428?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.