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#175200 Color

#175200 is rgb(23, 82, 0) in RGB, hsl(103, 100%, 16%) in HSL, and about cmyk(72%, 0%, 100%, 68%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lincoln Green (#195905), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.22. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#175200
HEX#175200
RGBrgb(23, 82, 0)
HSLhsl(103, 100%, 16%)
HSVhsv(103, 100%, 32%)
CMYKcmyk(72%, 0%, 100%, 68%)
OKLCHoklch(38.5% 0.123 139.4)
LABlab(30.01% -30.84 36.13)
LCHlch(30.01% 47.51 130.48)

What #175200 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 #175200, 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.

#175200 Channel Values

How #175200 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 82 · B 08-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 103° · S 100% · L 16%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 103° · S 100% · V 32%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 72% · M 0% · Y 100% · K 68%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.36:1 vs white · 2.24:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #175200 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 text9.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #175200 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #175200

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #175200; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #175200

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 #175200.

How #175200 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#175200
Protanopia#4C4C01
Protanomaly#3D4E01
Deuteranopia#454507
Deuteranomaly#384A04
Tritanopia#264D4D
Tritanomaly#214F3B
Achromatopsia#474747

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #175200 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-175200: #175200;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #175200;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-175200': '#175200' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.090, green: 0.322, blue: 0.000)
Android XML<color name="color_175200">#175200</color>
SVG fillfill="#175200"

More Green Colors

#175200 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#175200 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #175200?

#175200 is a darkest green — rgb(23, 82, 0) in RGB and hsl(103, 100%, 16%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lincoln Green (#195905), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.22.

What is the RGB value of #175200?

#175200 is rgb(23, 82, 0) — red 23, green 82, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #175200?

#175200 converts to approximately cmyk(72%, 0%, 100%, 68%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #175200 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #175200 scores 9.36:1 against white and 2.24:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #175200 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #175200 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 darkgreen (#006400) at a CIE76 distance of 11.92, which is visibly different.

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