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#174d2e color: Cal Poly Pomona Green

#174d2e is rgb(23, 77, 46) in RGB and oklch(37.563% 0.07778 154.556) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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146°
100%

37.6%
0.078
155°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • emerald-900
  • Black 70%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.82:1Readable · AA
Lc -97
Black text
2.14:1Hard to read
Lc 11

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About #174d2e

#174d2e is a soft dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 37.6% lightness, 0.078 chroma and a hue of 155°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.82:1 contrast and black text 2.14:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Cal Poly Pomona Green (#1e4d2b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-900.

More dark emerald colors

Lighter: #174d2e mixed with white

  1. 174d2e
  2. 305d40
  3. 466e53
  4. 5c7f67
  5. 72907b
  6. 89a290
  7. 9fb4a5
  8. b7c6bb
  9. ced9d1
  10. e6ece8

Darker: #174d2e mixed with black

  1. 174d2e
  2. 124227
  3. 0e371f
  4. 0a2c18
  5. 062212
  6. 04180b
  7. 020f06
  8. 010702
  9. 000201
  10. 000000

Calmer: #174d2e with less saturation

  1. 174d2e
  2. 1e4c30
  3. 234b32
  4. 284a34
  5. 2d4936
  6. 314738
  7. 34463a
  8. 38453c
  9. 3b443e
  10. 3e423f

Questions about #174d2e

What color is #174d2e?

#174d2e is soft dark emerald. The closest named color is Cal Poly Pomona Green. In RGB it is rgb(23, 77, 46), in HSL hsl(145.56, 54%, 19.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(37.563% 0.07778 154.556).

What colors go well with #174d2e?

The complementary color of #174d2e is #5a3052. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #384814 and #004e46. The triadic partners are #353d6a and #643024.

Is white or black text more readable on #174d2e?

White text reads better on #174d2e: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.82:1 and black gives 2.14:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #174d2e a warm or cool color?

#174d2e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 155 degrees, its lightness 37.6% and its chroma 0.078.