#17312D Color

#17312D is rgb(23, 49, 45) in RGB, hsl(171, 36%, 14%) in HSL, and about cmyk(53%, 0%, 8%, 81%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Jungle Green (#1C352D), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.18. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#17312D

HEX#17312D

RGBrgb(23, 49, 45)

HSLhsl(171, 36%, 14%)

HSVhsv(171, 53%, 19%)

CMYKcmyk(53%, 0%, 8%, 81%)

OKLCHoklch(29.1% 0.033 182.9)

LABlab(18.15% -11.40 -0.72)

LCHlch(18.15% 11.42 183.64)

What #17312D Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #17312D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Jungle Green#1C352DΔE 3.18 Charcoal Black#232B2BΔE 7.92 Dark Jungle Green#1A2421ΔE 8.05 Outer Space (Crayola)#2D383AΔE 8.58 Gunmetal#2A3439ΔE 9.37 Phthalo Green#123524ΔE 9.42

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#17312D Channel Values

How #17312D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 23 · G 49 · B 45	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 171° · S 36% · L 14%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 171° · S 53% · V 19%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 53% · M 0% · Y 8% · K 81%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	13.87:1 vs white · 1.51:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #17312D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text13.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #17312D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #17312D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic

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Tints & Shades of #17312D

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #17312D Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#17312D

Protanopia#2E2E2D

Protanomaly#262F2D

Deuteranopia#2A2A2E

Deuteranomaly#242D2D

Tritanopia#183131

Tritanomaly#18312F

Achromatopsia#2C2C2C

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Using #17312D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-17312d: #17312D;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #17312D;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-17312d': '#17312D' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.090, green: 0.192, blue: 0.176)

Android XML<color name="color_17312d">#17312D</color>

SVG fillfill="#17312D"

More Teal Colors

#17312D sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#17312D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #17312D?

#17312D is a darkest teal — rgb(23, 49, 45) in RGB and hsl(171, 36%, 14%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Jungle Green (#1C352D), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.18.

What is the RGB value of #17312D?

#17312D is rgb(23, 49, 45) — red 23, green 49, and blue 45 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #17312D?

#17312D converts to approximately cmyk(53%, 0%, 8%, 81%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #17312D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #17312D scores 13.87:1 against white and 1.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #17312D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #17312D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 13.41, which is visibly different.

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