What color is #17D146?

#17D146 is a vivid green, closest to the named color Walled Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17D146?

The RGB value is 23, 209, 70: 23 red, 209 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17D146?

The complementary color is #D117A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17D146?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.25:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17D146 color

#17D146 rgb(23, 209, 70)

Shades of green

The hex color #17D146 is a vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 82% green and 27.5% blue (23, 209, 70).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 80% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 89% cyan, 0% magenta, 67% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Walled Garden (#11CC44), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.25:1).

#17D146 color codes

HEX	`#17D146`
RGB	`rgb(23, 209, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 82%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 80%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 89%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(89%, 0%, 67%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.69, -69.44, 55.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.69, 88.62, 141.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.257, 46.222, 13.436)`
Decimal	`1560902`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17D146, 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 #17D146	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#17D146 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.25:1	Pass	Pass	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 #17D146 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17d146; }
.text { color: #17d146; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17d146; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 209 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17d146, #17d1a3); }

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Questions

What color is #17D146?: #17D146 is a vivid green, closest to the named color Walled Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17D146?: The RGB value is 23, 209, 70: 23 red, 209 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17D146?: The complementary color is #D117A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17D146?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.25:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.