What color is #178B4F?

#178B4F is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Later Gator. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #178B4F?

The RGB value is 23, 139, 79: 23 red, 139 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #178B4F?

The complementary color is #8B1753, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #178B4F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#178B4F color

#178B4F rgb(23, 139, 79)

Shades of green

The hex color #178B4F is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 54.5% green and 31% blue (23, 139, 79).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 72% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 83% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Later Gator (#008A51), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#178B4F color codes

HEX	`#178B4F`
RGB	`rgb(23, 139, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 54.5%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 72%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 83%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(83%, 0%, 43%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.93, -44.87, 23.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.93, 50.7, 152.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.996, 19.211, 10.524)`
Decimal	`1542991`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #178B4F, 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 #178B4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#178B4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	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 #178B4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #178b4f; }
.text { color: #178b4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #178b4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 139 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #178b4f, #178b89); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #178B4F?: #178B4F is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Later Gator. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #178B4F?: The RGB value is 23, 139, 79: 23 red, 139 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #178B4F?: The complementary color is #8B1753, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #178B4F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.