Palettes / Colors / #175E23
#175E23 — Deep Green
#175E23 is a green color we call Deep 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 #175E23 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.
#175E23 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #5E1753; it also sits naturally between #2F5E17 and #175E47. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #175E23 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 23, 94, 35 |
| HSL | 130°, 61%, 23% |
| HSV | 130°, 76%, 37% |
| CMYK | 76%, 0%, 63%, 63% |
| XYZ | 4.66, 8.31, 2.95 |
| Yxy | 8.31, 0.2927, 0.5220 |
| CIE-Lab | 34.62, -35.19, 27.22 |
| Hunter Lab | 28.83, -20.37, 13.03 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 9% · Green 37% · Blue 14%
Cyan 76% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 63% · Key 63%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #175E23
.text { color: #175E23; }
.background { background-color: #175E23; }
.border { border: 3px solid #175E23; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(23, 94, 35); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(130, 61%, 23%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #175E23; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(23, 94, 35, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #175E23; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(23, 94, 35, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#175E23">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#175E23">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #5E1753:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 7.89:1 AAA |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 2.66:1 Fails |
Best text color on #175E23: #FFFFFF.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #175E23
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #175E23: ·
How #175E23 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 #175E23 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #175E23?
#175E23 is Deep Green, a green color (RGB 23, 94, 35). Its closest standard named color is DarkGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #175E23?
#175E23 is RGB 23, 94, 35 — HSL 130°, 61%, 23% — CMYK 76%, 0%, 63%, 63%.
What colors go with #175E23?
Its complement is #5E1753; analogous partners are #2F5E17 and #175E47. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #175E23 for text?
White text on #175E23 has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.66:1.