#172f20

Color #172f20

A muted very dark green.

Closest named color Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f · ΔE 17.75 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-950 #002c22 · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#172f20

RGB

rgb(23, 47, 32)

HSL

hsl(142.5, 34.3%, 13.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(142.5, 51.1%, 18.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(51.1%, 0%, 31.9%, 81.6%)

LAB

lab(17.08, -13.64, 6.78)

LCH

lch(17.08, 15.23, 153.57)

OKLCH

oklch(28%, 0.0412, 155.18)

HWB

hwb(142.5, 9%, 81.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2f1726

Analogous

#1a2f17

#172f20

#172f2c

Triadic

#172f20

#20172f

#2f2017

Split-complementary

#172f20

#2c172f

#2f171a

Tetradic

#172f20

#17262f

#2f1726

#2f2017

Square

#172f20

#171a2f

#2f1726

#2f2c17

Shades

Color #172f20 mixed toward black.

#13271b

#0f1f15

#0b1710

#08100b

#040805

Tints

Color #172f20 mixed toward white.

#2f6041

#479163

#6bb788

#9ccfaf

#cee7d7

Tones

Color #172f20 mixed toward gray.

#192d20

#1b2b21

#1d2921

#1f2722

#212522

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.46:1

White text reads better on this background (14.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#232424 · ΔE 14.1

Deuteranopia

#222025 · ΔE 18.5

Tritanopia

#192728 · ΔE 10.3

Achromatopsia

#2a2a2a · ΔE 14.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #172f20;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#172f20]

Related colors

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Spring Green #00ff7f

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Frequently asked questions

#172f20 (#172f20) is rgb(23, 47, 32) in RGB.

No, #172f20 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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