Information about #172A12 color

#172A12 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #172A12 belongs to the Green Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Dark brightness. In numbers: rgb(23, 42, 18) (9% red, 16.5% green, 7.1% blue), or CMYK 7 / 0 / 9 / 84 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A moderately toned leafy green, #172A12 stays on the darker end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Deep Forest Green (#182D09). Slightly further away sit ProKnox Green (#1A331A) and Very Dark Chartreuse Green (#171D11).

In RGB terms — rgb(23, 42, 18) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #172A12: 15.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.4:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:84) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#172A12 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#172A12 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#172A12 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#172A12 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#172A12 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#212A12

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#2A2A12

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#2A2112

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#172A12 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#2B1223
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#1A122B
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#232B12
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#172A12
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#12172B
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#2B1217
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#122B26
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#26122B
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#2B1217
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#12232B
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#26122B
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#2B1A12
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Nearest named colors to #172A12

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Deep Forest Green color link
Deep Forest Green

#182D09

ProKnox Green color link
ProKnox Green

#1A331A

Very Dark Chartreuse Green color link
Very Dark Chartreuse Green

#171D11

Very Dark Olive color link
Very Dark Olive

#1D1D11

Bush color link
Bush

#0D2E1C

Very Dark Spring Green color link
Very Dark Spring Green

#111D17

Greenish Black color link
Greenish Black

#1A1D1A

Bonsaisei color link
Bonsaisei

#1F3106

Yellowish Black color link
Yellowish Black

#1D1D1A

Dark Jungle Green color link
Dark Jungle Green

#1A2421

Rustic Black color link
Rustic Black

#1B1A16

Soft Black color link
Soft Black

#181A18

#172A12 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#172A12
  • RGB23, 42, 18
  • CMYK7, 0, 9, 84
  • CSSrgb(23, 42, 18)
  • HSL108°, 40%, 12%
  • HSL Precise107.5°, 40%, 11.765%
  • HSV108°, 57%, 16%
  • HSB108°, 57%, 16%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.165
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.071
  • GLSLvec3(0.090, 0.165, 0.071)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.090, 0.165, 0.071, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.090, 0.165, 0.071)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB16.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB7.1%
  • Color FamilyGreen
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID172A12
  • DECIMAL ID1518098
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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