What color is #17A225?

#17A225 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Pestering Pesto. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17A225?

The RGB value is 23, 162, 37: 23 red, 162 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17A225?

The complementary color is #A21794, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17A225?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17A225 color

#17A225 rgb(23, 162, 37)

Shades of green

The hex color #17A225 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 63.5% green and 14.5% blue (23, 162, 37).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 75% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 86% cyan, 0% magenta, 77% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Pestering Pesto (#119922), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

#17A225 color codes

HEX	`#17A225`
RGB	`rgb(23, 162, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 63.5%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 75%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 86%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(86%, 0%, 77%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.18, -58.19, 51.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.18, 77.68, 138.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.607, 26.155, 6.081)`
Decimal	`1548837`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17A225, 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 #17A225	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#17A225 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	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 #17A225 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17a225; }
.text { color: #17a225; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17a225; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 162 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17a225, #17a26a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #17A225?: #17A225 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Pestering Pesto. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17A225?: The RGB value is 23, 162, 37: 23 red, 162 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17A225?: The complementary color is #A21794, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17A225?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.