#172C09#172C09
#172C09 is a dark, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 26.6% C 0.063 H 135.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #172C09 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(23, 44, 9) |
| HSL | hsl(96, 66%, 10%) |
| HSV | hsv(96, 80%, 17%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(47.7%, 0%, 79.5%, 82.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(15.50, -16.12, 18.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(15.50, 24.53, 131.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(26.62% -0.0448 0.0448) |
| OKLCH | oklch(26.62% 0.063 135) |
| XYZ | xyz(1.3033, 2.0032, 0.5764) |
| Luminance | 0.0200 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Very Dark Green
#062E03
ΔE00 4.08
Dark Forest Green
#002D04
ΔE00 4.86
Dark Green
#033500
ΔE00 6.17
Hunter Green (survey)
#0B4008
ΔE00 8.33
Forrest Green
#154406
ΔE00 9.34
Pine Green
#0A481E
ΔE00 10.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#172C09 #1E092C
analogous
#282C09 #172C09 #092C0C
triadic
#172C09 #09172C #2C0917
tetradic
#172C09 #09282C #1E092C #2C0C09
square
#172C09 #09282C #1E092C #2C0C09
split-complementary
#172C09 #0C092C #2C0928
monochromatic
#0D1905 #0D1905 #172C09 #325F13 #4C921E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
14.99
#172C09 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.40
#172C09 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #172C09
14.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##172C09 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##172C09 | 1.00 | 14.99 | 1.40 | 14.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 14.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 14.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2E2805
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2B260C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#172A25
Achromatopsia (no color)
#272727
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #172c09; /* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 44, 9); /* oklch */ color: oklch(26.6% 0.063 135.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#56654b',
500: '#172c09',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #172c09; $custom-light: #56654b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#172c09",
"rgb": {
"r": 23,
"g": 44,
"b": 9
},
"hsl": {
"h": 96,
"s": 66.038,
"l": 10.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.26615,
"c": 0.06337,
"h": 135
},
"luminance": 0.02003
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#172C09
secondary
#4F276A
accent
#3FE9A5
background
#F5F6F4
surface
#E9EBE7
border
#C5C6C3
text
#030501
muted
#787A77