Skip to the color picker

#172e02 color: Diminishing Green

#172e02 is rgb(23, 46, 2) in RGB and oklch(27.166% 0.07401 133.379) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

91°
100%

27.2%
0.074
133°
  • Lime
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Graphite
  • lime-950
  • Black 82%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.70:1Readable · AA
Lc -104
Black text
1.43:1Hard to read
Lc 0

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #172e02

#172e02 is a soft very dark lime color. In OKLCH it has 27.2% lightness, 0.074 chroma and a hue of 133°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast and black text 1.43:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Diminishing Green (#062e03). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-950.

More very dark lime colors

Lighter: #172e02 mixed with white

  1. 172e02
  2. 2b401a
  3. 3f5332
  4. 556749
  5. 6b7b61
  6. 829079
  7. 9aa593
  8. b2bbad
  9. cbd1c8
  10. e5e8e3

Darker: #172e02 mixed with black

  1. 172e02
  2. 122701
  3. 0e1f01
  4. 0a1801
  5. 061200
  6. 040b00
  7. 020600
  8. 010200
  9. 000100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #172e02 with less saturation

  1. 172e02
  2. 192d07
  3. 1b2d0c
  4. 1c2c10
  5. 1e2c14
  6. 202b18
  7. 212a1b
  8. 23291e
  9. 242821
  10. 252824

Questions about #172e02

What color is #172e02?

#172e02 is soft very dark lime. The closest named color is Diminishing Green. In RGB it is rgb(23, 46, 2), in HSL hsl(91.36, 91.67%, 9.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(27.166% 0.07401 133.379).

What colors go well with #172e02?

The complementary color of #172e02 is #331a40. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2e2800 and #00311c. The triadic partners are #07274a and #44141c.

Is white or black text more readable on #172e02?

White text reads better on #172e02: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.7:1 and black gives 1.43:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #172e02 a warm or cool color?

#172e02 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 133 degrees, its lightness 27.2% and its chroma 0.074.