What color is #178D68?

#178D68 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Viridian. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #178D68?

The RGB value is 23, 141, 104: 23 red, 141 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #178D68?

The complementary color is #8D173C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #178D68?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#178D68 color

#178D68 rgb(23, 141, 104)

Shades of green

The hex color #178D68 is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 55.3% green and 40.8% blue (23, 141, 104).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 72% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 84% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Viridian (#1E9167), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#178D68 color codes

HEX	`#178D68`
RGB	`rgb(23, 141, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 55.3%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 72%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 84%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(84%, 0%, 26%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.1, -40.1, 11.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.1, 41.61, 164.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.375, 20.23, 16.347)`
Decimal	`1543528`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #178D68, 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 #178D68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#178D68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	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 #178D68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #178d68; }
.text { color: #178d68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #178d68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 141 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #178d68, #17778d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #178D68?: #178D68 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Viridian. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #178D68?: The RGB value is 23, 141, 104: 23 red, 141 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #178D68?: The complementary color is #8D173C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #178D68?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.