#178A1B#178A1B
#178A1B is a mid, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.184; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.174 H 143.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #178A1B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(23, 138, 27) |
| HSL | hsl(122, 71%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(122, 83%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(83.3%, 0%, 80.4%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.02, -51.41, 46.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.02, 69.56, 137.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.24% -0.1394 0.1048) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.24% 0.174 143.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.6390, 18.4371, 4.0874) |
| Luminance | 0.1844 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Forestgreen (CSS)
#228B22
ΔE00 0.86
Emerald Green
#028F1E
ΔE00 1.80
Green
#008000
ΔE00 3.88
True Green
#089404
ΔE00 3.92
Irish Green
#019529
ΔE00 3.95
Tree Green
#2A7E19
ΔE00 4.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#178A1B #8A1786
analogous
#4D8A17 #178A1B #178A55
triadic
#178A1B #1B178A #8A1B17
tetradic
#178A1B #174D8A #8A1786 #8A5517
square
#178A1B #174D8A #8A1786 #8A5517
split-complementary
#178A1B #55178A #8A174D
monochromatic
#062106 #0E5611 #178A1B #20BE25 #3DDF42
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.48
#178A1B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.69
#178A1B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #178A1B
4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##178A1B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##178A1B | 1.00 | 4.48 | 4.69 | 4.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8D7C00
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#817428
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008675
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #178a1b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 138, 27); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.174 143.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6cad61',
500: '#178a1b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #178a1b; $custom-light: #6cad61; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#178a1b",
"rgb": {
"r": 23,
"g": 138,
"b": 27
},
"hsl": {
"h": 122.087,
"s": 71.429,
"l": 31.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55238,
"c": 0.17435,
"h": 143.1
},
"luminance": 0.18438
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#178A1B
secondary
#BE3FB9
accent
#3AE8EE
background
#F7FAF6
surface
#EDF4EB
border
#C8CEC6
text
#081005
muted
#7B7F7A