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#17362A Color

#17362A is rgb(23, 54, 42) in RGB, hsl(157, 40%, 15%) in HSL, and about cmyk(57%, 0%, 22%, 79%) 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 3.48. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#17362A
HEX#17362A
RGBrgb(23, 54, 42)
HSLhsl(157, 40%, 15%)
HSVhsv(157, 57%, 21%)
CMYKcmyk(57%, 0%, 22%, 79%)
OKLCHoklch(30.5% 0.043 166.1)
LABlab(19.95% -14.74 3.87)
LCHlch(19.95% 15.24 165.30)

What #17362A 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 #17362A, 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.

#17362A Channel Values

How #17362A 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 54 · B 428-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 157° · S 40% · L 15%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 157° · S 57% · V 21%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 57% · M 0% · Y 22% · K 79%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance13.15:1 vs white · 1.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #17362A 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 text13.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #17362A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #17362A; 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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Tints & Shades of #17362A

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 #17362A 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#17362A
Protanopia#32322A
Protanomaly#2A342A
Deuteranopia#2E2E2B
Deuteranomaly#27312A
Tritanopia#1A3535
Tritanomaly#193531
Achromatopsia#303030

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Using #17362A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-17362a: #17362A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #17362A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-17362a': '#17362A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.090, green: 0.212, blue: 0.165)
Android XML<color name="color_17362a">#17362A</color>
SVG fillfill="#17362A"

More Green Colors

#17362A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#17362A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #17362A?

#17362A is a darkest green — rgb(23, 54, 42) in RGB and hsl(157, 40%, 15%) 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 3.48.

What is the RGB value of #17362A?

#17362A is rgb(23, 54, 42) — red 23, green 54, and blue 42 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #17362A?

#17362A converts to approximately cmyk(57%, 0%, 22%, 79%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #17362A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #17362A scores 13.15:1 against white and 1.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #17362A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #17362A 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 13.87, which is visibly different.

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