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#174209 color: Forest Green

#174209 is rgb(23, 66, 9) in RGB and oklch(33.594% 0.09676 139.417) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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105°
100%

33.6%
0.097
139°
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Graphite
  • green-900
  • Black 74%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.54:1Readable · AA
Lc -100
Black text
1.82:1Hard to read
Lc 8

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About #174209

#174209 is a deep dark green color. In OKLCH it has 33.6% lightness, 0.097 chroma and a hue of 139°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.54:1 contrast and black text 1.82:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Forest Green (#154406). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is green-900.

More dark green colors

Lighter: #174209 mixed with white

  1. 174209
  2. 2d5323
  3. 43653a
  4. 597751
  5. 6f8968
  6. 869c80
  7. 9daf98
  8. b5c3b1
  9. cdd7cb
  10. e6ebe5

Darker: #174209 mixed with black

  1. 174209
  2. 123807
  3. 0e2f05
  4. 0a2503
  5. 061c02
  6. 041401
  7. 020b01
  8. 010500
  9. 000100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #174209 with less saturation

  1. 174209
  2. 1c4111
  3. 204017
  4. 233f1c
  5. 263e20
  6. 2a3d25
  7. 2c3c29
  8. 2f3b2c
  9. 323930
  10. 343833

Questions about #174209

What color is #174209?

#174209 is deep dark green. The closest named color is Forest Green. In RGB it is rgb(23, 66, 9), in HSL hsl(105.26, 76%, 14.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(33.594% 0.09676 139.417).

What colors go well with #174209?

The complementary color of #174209 is #4c2356. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3b3a00 and #00452f. The triadic partners are #153568 and #5f1c22.

Is white or black text more readable on #174209?

White text reads better on #174209: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.54:1 and black gives 1.82:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #174209 a warm or cool color?

#174209 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 139 degrees, its lightness 33.6% and its chroma 0.097.