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#17870D Color

#17870D is rgb(23, 135, 13) in RGB, hsl(115, 82%, 29%) in HSL, and about cmyk(83%, 0%, 90%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is India Green (#138808), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.45. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#17870D
HEX#17870D
RGBrgb(23, 135, 13)
HSLhsl(115, 82%, 29%)
HSVhsv(115, 90%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(83%, 0%, 90%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(54.3% 0.177 142)
LABlab(48.99% -47.08 48.46)
LCHlch(48.99% 67.57 134.17)

What #17870D 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 #17870D, 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.

#17870D Channel Values

How #17870D 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 135 · B 138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 115° · S 82% · L 29%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 115° · S 90% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 83% · M 0% · Y 90% · K 47%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.66:1 vs white · 4.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #17870D 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 text4.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #17870D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #17870D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #17870D; 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 #17870D

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 #17870D.

How #17870D 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#17870D
Protanopia#7C7C10
Protanomaly#63810F
Deuteranopia#71711A
Deuteranomaly#5A7A16
Tritanopia#387F7F
Tritanomaly#2E8265
Achromatopsia#747474

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #17870D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-17870d: #17870D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #17870D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-17870d': '#17870D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.090, green: 0.529, blue: 0.051)
Android XML<color name="color_17870d">#17870D</color>
SVG fillfill="#17870D"

More Green Colors

#17870D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#17870D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #17870D?

#17870D is a dark green — rgb(23, 135, 13) in RGB and hsl(115, 82%, 29%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is India Green (#138808), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.45.

What is the RGB value of #17870D?

#17870D is rgb(23, 135, 13) — red 23, green 135, and blue 13 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #17870D?

#17870D converts to approximately cmyk(83%, 0%, 90%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #17870D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #17870D scores 4.66:1 against white and 4.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #17870D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #17870D 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 green (#008000) at a CIE76 distance of 2.75, which is very hard to tell apart.

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