#17452B Color

#17452B is rgb(23, 69, 43) in RGB, hsl(146, 50%, 18%) in HSL, and about cmyk(67%, 0%, 38%, 73%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is British Racing Green (#004225), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.81. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#17452B

HEX#17452B

RGBrgb(23, 69, 43)

HSLhsl(146, 50%, 18%)

HSVhsv(146, 67%, 27%)

CMYKcmyk(67%, 0%, 38%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(35.1% 0.068 155.5)

LABlab(25.57% -21.74 10.91)

LCHlch(25.57% 24.32 153.36)

What #17452B 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 #17452B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

British Racing Green#004225ΔE 4.81 Sacramento State Green#043927ΔE 6.94 Forest Green (Traditional)#014421ΔE 7.26 Phthalo Green#123524ΔE 8.96 MSU Green#18453BΔE 10.3 Zydeco#20483FΔE 11.38

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

#17452B Channel Values

How #17452B 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 69 · B 43	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 146° · S 50% · L 18%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 146° · S 67% · V 27%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 67% · M 0% · Y 38% · K 73%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	10.92:1 vs white · 1.92:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #17452B 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 text10.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #17452B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #17452B; 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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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #17452B

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #17452B.

How #17452B 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#17452B

Protanopia#40402B

Protanomaly#34422B

Deuteranopia#3A3A2C

Deuteranomaly#303F2C

Tritanopia#1E4242

Tritanomaly#1B433A

Achromatopsia#3D3D3D

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Using #17452B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-17452b: #17452B;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #17452B;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-17452b': '#17452B' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.090, green: 0.271, blue: 0.169)

Android XML<color name="color_17452b">#17452B</color>

SVG fillfill="#17452B"

More Green Colors

#17452B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

177245 171c0c 177b4d 155615 179617 143d27 182108 138808 18453b 136207 186318 123524 296e01 355e3b 4d8c57 669966 7fff00 99cc99 acbf60 c4e288 dceadc 00331f 009900 00ff00

#17452B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #17452B?

#17452B is a darkest green — rgb(23, 69, 43) in RGB and hsl(146, 50%, 18%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is British Racing Green (#004225), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.81.

What is the RGB value of #17452B?

#17452B is rgb(23, 69, 43) — red 23, green 69, and blue 43 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #17452B?

#17452B converts to approximately cmyk(67%, 0%, 38%, 73%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #17452B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #17452B scores 10.92:1 against white and 1.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #17452B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #17452B 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 18.47, which is visibly different.

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