Information about #172E00 color

#172E00 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #172E00 belongs to the Chartreuse Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Very Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(23, 46, 0) — 9% red, 18% green, 0% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 9 / 0 / 18 / 82. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #172E00 reads as a maximally vivid chartreuse and sits very close to black. Expect to see shades like this in night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Deep Forest Green (#182D09). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Bonsaisei (#1F3106) and Very Dark Green (#062E03).

In RGB terms — rgb(23, 46, 0) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #172E00 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 14.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.4:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:82) — 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.

#172E00 color variations

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

#172E00 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#73E700

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#A2FF45

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White

#FFFFFF

#172E00 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#172E00

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#122400

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#0D1B00

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#091200

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#040900

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Black

#000000

#172E00 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#2B4E08

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#406719

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#557733

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Grey

#808080

#172E00 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#002D20

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#002D0D

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#042D00

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#292D00

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#2D2000

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#2D0D00

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#172E00 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
#172E00
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#2E002E
#2E002E

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#00002E
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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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#2E2E00
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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
#172E00
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#00172E
#00172E

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#2E0017
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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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#002E17
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#17002E
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#2E0017
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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
#172E00
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#002E2E
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#17002E
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#2E0000
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Nearest named colors to #172E00

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

Bonsaisei color link
Bonsaisei

#1F3106

Very Dark Green color link
Very Dark Green

#062E03

Very Deep Olive color link
Very Deep Olive

#1D1D00

Very Deep Chartreuse Green color link
Very Deep Chartreuse Green

#0E1D00

It is as it is color link
It is as it is

#211E09

Sapling Fir color link
Sapling Fir

#022F02

Dark Green color link
Dark Green

#033500

Forrest Green color link
Forrest Green

#154406

Very Dark Chartreuse Green color link
Very Dark Chartreuse Green

#171D11

HGVA Veg Green color link
HGVA Veg Green

#0B400C

Very Dark Olive color link
Very Dark Olive

#1D1D11

#172E00 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#172E00
  • RGB23, 46, 0
  • CMYK9, 0, 18, 82
  • CSSrgb(23, 46, 0)
  • HSL90°, 100%, 9%
  • HSL Precise90°, 100%, 9.02%
  • HSV90°, 100%, 18%
  • HSB90°, 100%, 18%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.180
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.000
  • GLSLvec3(0.090, 0.180, 0.000)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.090, 0.180, 0.000, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.090, 0.180, 0.000)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB18%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB0%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Dark
  • HEX ID172E00
  • DECIMAL ID1519104
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers38 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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