#173609#173609

#173609 is a dark, moderate green. Relative luminance 0.028; OKLCH L 29.8% C 0.079 H 137.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#173609
RGB	rgb(23, 54, 9)
HSL	hsl(101, 71%, 12%)
HSV	hsv(101, 83%, 21%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.4%, 0%, 83.3%, 78.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(19.39, -21.23, 23.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(19.39, 31.45, 132.47°)
OKLab	oklab(29.8% -0.0587 0.0534)
OKLCH	oklch(29.8% 0.079 137.7)
XYZ	xyz(1.7218, 2.8401, 0.7159)
Luminance	0.0284 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	green

Closest named colors

Hunter Green (survey)

Forest Green (survey)

#06470C

ΔE00 6.52

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#173609 #280936

analogous

#2E3609 #173609 #093611

triadic

#173609 #091736 #360917

tetradic

#173609 #092E36 #280936 #361109

square

#173609 #092E36 #280936 #361109

split-complementary

#173609 #110936 #36092E

monochromatic

#0B1A04 #0B1A04 #173609 #2D6A12 #449F1A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.39

#173609 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.57

#173609 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #173609

13.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##173609	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##173609	1.00	13.39	1.57	13.39
#FFFFFF	13.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#383104

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#342E0D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#15342D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2F2F2F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #173609;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 54, 9);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.8% 0.079 137.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#586d4c',
    500: '#173609',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #173609;
$custom-light: #586d4c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#173609",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 9
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 101.333,
    "s": 71.429,
    "l": 12.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29802,
    "c": 0.07936,
    "h": 137.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0284
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#173609

secondary

#5C2774

accent

#3AEEB6

background

#F5F6F4

surface

#E9EBE7

border

#C5C6C3

text

#030701

muted

#787A77

Preview Lab

Preview with #173609

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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