Palettes / Colors / #178609
#178609 — Vivid Green
#178609 is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color Green (#008000). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: green (#008000) — not an exact match. CSS green gives you #008000, a different color; use #178609 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.
#178609 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 #770986; it also sits naturally between #568609 and #098639. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #178609 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 23, 134, 9 |
| HSL | 113°, 87%, 28% |
| HSV | 113°, 93%, 53% |
| CMYK | 83%, 0%, 93%, 47% |
| XYZ | 8.93, 17.25, 3.12 |
| Yxy | 17.25, 0.3047, 0.5889 |
| CIE-Lab | 48.58, -51.06, 50.15 |
| Hunter Lab | 41.54, -32.61, 23.22 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 9% · Green 53% · Blue 4%
Cyan 83% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 93% · Key 47%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #178609
.text { color: #178609; }
.background { background-color: #178609; }
.border { border: 3px solid #178609; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(23, 134, 9); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(113, 87%, 28%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #178609; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(23, 134, 9, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #178609; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(23, 134, 9, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#178609">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#178609">Div content here</div>
Shades of #178609
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Tones of #178609
Color harmonies
Complementary — #770986:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 4.72:1 AA |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 4.45:1 AA large only |
Best text color on #178609: #FFFFFF.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #178609
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 #178609: ·
How #178609 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 #178609 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 #178609?
#178609 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 23, 134, 9). Its closest standard named color is Green.
What is the RGB and HSL of #178609?
#178609 is RGB 23, 134, 9 — HSL 113°, 87%, 28% — CMYK 83%, 0%, 93%, 47%.
What colors go with #178609?
Its complement is #770986; analogous partners are #568609 and #098639. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #178609 for text?
White text on #178609 has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.45:1.