Palettes / Colors / #17A135
#17A135 — Green
#17A135 is a green color we call 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 #17A135 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.
#17A135 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 #A11783; it also sits naturally between #3EA117 and #17A17A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #17A135 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 23, 161, 53 |
| HSL | 133°, 75%, 36% |
| HSV | 133°, 86%, 63% |
| CMYK | 86%, 0%, 67%, 37% |
| XYZ | 13.74, 25.93, 7.65 |
| Yxy | 25.93, 0.2904, 0.5480 |
| CIE-Lab | 57.97, -56.42, 45.01 |
| Hunter Lab | 50.92, -38.83, 24.89 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 9% · Green 63% · Blue 21%
Cyan 86% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 67% · Key 37%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #17A135
.text { color: #17A135; }
.background { background-color: #17A135; }
.border { border: 3px solid #17A135; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(23, 161, 53); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(133, 75%, 36%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #17A135; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(23, 161, 53, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #17A135; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(23, 161, 53, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#17A135">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#17A135">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #A11783:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 3.39:1 AA large only |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 6.19:1 AA |
Best text color on #17A135: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #17A135
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 #17A135: ·
How #17A135 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 #17A135 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 #17A135?
#17A135 is Green, a green color (RGB 23, 161, 53). Its closest standard named color is ForestGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #17A135?
#17A135 is RGB 23, 161, 53 — HSL 133°, 75%, 36% — CMYK 86%, 0%, 67%, 37%.
What colors go with #17A135?
Its complement is #A11783; analogous partners are #3EA117 and #17A17A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #17A135 for text?
Black text on #17A135 has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.39:1.