What color is #178D1A?

#178D1A is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Forest Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #178D1A?

The RGB value is 23, 141, 26: 23 red, 141 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #178D1A?

The complementary color is #8D178A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #178D1A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#178D1A color

#178D1A rgb(23, 141, 26)

Shades of green

The hex color #178D1A is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 55.3% green and 10.2% blue (23, 141, 26).

Its hue angle is 122°, with 72% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 84% cyan, 0% magenta, 82% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Forest Green (#228B22), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#178D1A color codes

HEX	`#178D1A`
RGB	`rgb(23, 141, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 55.3%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(122, 72%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(122, 84%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(84%, 0%, 82%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.04, -52.43, 48.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.04, 71.19, 137.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.064, 19.305, 4.173)`
Decimal	`1543450`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #178D1A, 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 #178D1A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#178D1A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	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 #178D1A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #178d1a; }
.text { color: #178d1a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #178d1a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 141 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #178d1a, #178d55); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #178D1A?: #178D1A is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Forest Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #178D1A?: The RGB value is 23, 141, 26: 23 red, 141 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #178D1A?: The complementary color is #8D178A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #178D1A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.