Palettes / Colors / #175709

#175709 — Deep Vivid Green

#175709 is a green color we call Deep Vivid Green, closest to the named color DarkGreen (#006400). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgreen (#006400) — not an exact match. CSS darkgreen gives you #006400, a different color; use #175709 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#175709 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is deep enough for text, outlines and dark interface surfaces, and makes light colors glow next to it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #490958; it also sits naturally between #3F5809 and #095822. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 9% · Green 34% · Blue 4%

Cyan 74% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 90% · Key 66%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #175709

.text { color: #175709; }
.background { background-color: #175709; }
.border { border: 3px solid #175709; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(23, 87, 9); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(109, 81%, 19%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #175709; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(23, 87, 9, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #175709; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(23, 87, 9, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#175709">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#175709">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #490958:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #175709: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #175709

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #175709 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #175709 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #175708  ·  #17570A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #175709?

#175709 is Deep Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 23, 87, 9). Its closest standard named color is DarkGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #175709?

#175709 is RGB 23, 87, 9 — HSL 109°, 81%, 19% — CMYK 74%, 0%, 90%, 66%.

What colors go with #175709?

Its complement is #490958; analogous partners are #3F5809 and #095822. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #175709 for text?

White text on #175709 has a contrast ratio of 8.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.40:1.