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#175448 Color

#175448 is rgb(23, 84, 72) in RGB, hsl(168, 57%, 21%) in HSL, and about cmyk(73%, 0%, 14%, 67%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is MSU Green (#18453B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.17. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#175448
HEX#175448
RGBrgb(23, 84, 72)
HSLhsl(168, 57%, 21%)
HSVhsv(168, 73%, 33%)
CMYKcmyk(73%, 0%, 14%, 67%)
OKLCHoklch(40.4% 0.065 177)
LABlab(31.67% -22.62 1.09)
LCHlch(31.67% 22.65 177.24)

What #175448 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 #175448, 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.

#175448 Channel Values

How #175448 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 84 · B 728-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 168° · S 57% · L 21%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 168° · S 73% · V 33%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 73% · M 0% · Y 14% · K 67%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.76:1 vs white · 2.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #175448 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 text8.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #175448

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #175448; 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 #175448

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 #175448.

How #175448 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#175448
Protanopia#4D4D48
Protanomaly#3E5048
Deuteranopia#474749
Deuteranomaly#394C49
Tritanopia#1C5353
Tritanomaly#1A534F
Achromatopsia#4B4B4B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #175448 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-175448: #175448;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #175448;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-175448': '#175448' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.090, green: 0.329, blue: 0.282)
Android XML<color name="color_175448">#175448</color>
SVG fillfill="#175448"

More Green Colors

#175448 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#175448 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #175448?

#175448 is a dark green — rgb(23, 84, 72) in RGB and hsl(168, 57%, 21%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is MSU Green (#18453B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.17.

What is the RGB value of #175448?

#175448 is rgb(23, 84, 72) — red 23, green 84, and blue 72 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #175448?

#175448 converts to approximately cmyk(73%, 0%, 14%, 67%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #175448 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #175448 scores 8.76:1 against white and 2.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #175448 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #175448 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 11.53, which is visibly different.

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