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#173122 Color

#173122 is rgb(23, 49, 34) in RGB, hsl(145, 36%, 14%) in HSL, and about cmyk(53%, 0%, 31%, 81%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Phthalo Green (#123524), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.54. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#173122
HEX#173122
RGBrgb(23, 49, 34)
HSLhsl(145, 36%, 14%)
HSVhsv(145, 53%, 19%)
CMYKcmyk(53%, 0%, 31%, 81%)
OKLCHoklch(28.7% 0.043 157)
LABlab(17.87% -13.72 6.37)
LCHlch(17.87% 15.13 155.09)

What #173122 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 #173122, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#173122 Channel Values

How #173122 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 23 · G 49 · B 348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 145° · S 36% · L 14%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 145° · S 53% · V 19%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 53% · M 0% · Y 31% · K 81%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance14.01:1 vs white · 1.5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #173122 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 text14.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #173122

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #173122; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #173122

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #173122.

How #173122 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#173122
Protanopia#2E2E22
Protanomaly#262F22
Deuteranopia#2A2A23
Deuteranomaly#242D22
Tritanopia#1A2F2F
Tritanomaly#19302B
Achromatopsia#2C2C2C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #173122 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-173122: #173122;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #173122;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-173122': '#173122' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.090, green: 0.192, blue: 0.133)
Android XML<color name="color_173122">#173122</color>
SVG fillfill="#173122"

More Green Colors

#173122 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#173122 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #173122?

#173122 is a darkest green — rgb(23, 49, 34) in RGB and hsl(145, 36%, 14%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Phthalo Green (#123524), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.54.

What is the RGB value of #173122?

#173122 is rgb(23, 49, 34) — red 23, green 49, and blue 34 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #173122?

#173122 converts to approximately cmyk(53%, 0%, 31%, 81%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #173122 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #173122 scores 14.01:1 against white and 1.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #173122 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #173122 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 16.87, which is visibly different.

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