Palettes / Colors / #177331
#177331 — Deep Green
#177331 is a green color we call Deep Green, closest to the named color ForestGreen (#228B22). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: forestgreen (#228B22) — not an exact match. CSS forestgreen gives you #228B22, a different color; use #177331 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.
#177331 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 #731759; it also sits naturally between #2B7317 and #17735F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #177331 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 23, 115, 49 |
| HSL | 137°, 67%, 27% |
| HSV | 137°, 80%, 45% |
| CMYK | 80%, 0%, 57%, 55% |
| XYZ | 7.04, 12.67, 4.98 |
| Yxy | 12.67, 0.2852, 0.5131 |
| CIE-Lab | 42.25, -41.13, 28.92 |
| Hunter Lab | 35.59, -25.47, 15.24 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 9% · Green 45% · Blue 19%
Cyan 80% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 57% · Key 55%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #177331
.text { color: #177331; }
.background { background-color: #177331; }
.border { border: 3px solid #177331; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(23, 115, 49); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(137, 67%, 27%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #177331; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(23, 115, 49, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #177331; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(23, 115, 49, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#177331">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#177331">Div content here</div>
Shades of #177331
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #731759:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 5.94:1 AA |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 3.53:1 AA large only |
Best text color on #177331: #FFFFFF.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #177331
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 #177331: ·
How #177331 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 #177331 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
Frequently asked questions
What color is #177331?
#177331 is Deep Green, a green color (RGB 23, 115, 49). Its closest standard named color is ForestGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #177331?
#177331 is RGB 23, 115, 49 — HSL 137°, 67%, 27% — CMYK 80%, 0%, 57%, 55%.
What colors go with #177331?
Its complement is #731759; analogous partners are #2B7317 and #17735F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #177331 for text?
White text on #177331 has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.53:1.