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#175F2A

#175f2a ≈ Cadmium Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#175f2a is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 37.25% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.79% cyan, 0% magenta, 55.79% yellow and 62.75% black. Its hue angle is 135.83°, with 61.02% saturation and 23.14% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Green (#006b3c), ΔE 4.92.

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Web safe#006633
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Relative luminance0.0853

Complementary

  1. #175f2a
  2. #5f174c

Split complementary

  1. #175f2a
  2. #4e175f
  3. #5f1728

Analogous

  1. #285f17
  2. #175f2a
  3. #175f4e

Triadic

  1. #175f2a
  2. #2a175f
  3. #5f2a17

Tetradic

  1. #175f2a
  2. #174c5f
  3. #5f174c
  4. #5f2a17

Square

  1. #175f2a
  2. #17285f
  3. #5f174c
  4. #5f4e17

Monochromatic

  1. #041007
  2. #08210f
  3. #175f2a
  4. #269d45
  5. #3fd065

Shades

#175f2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175f2a
  2. #155626
  3. #124c22
  4. #10431d
  5. #0e3919
  6. #0c3015
  7. #092611
  8. #071d0d
  9. #051308
  10. #020a04
  11. #000000

Tints

#175f2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175f2a
  2. #2e6f3f
  3. #457f55
  4. #5d8f6a
  5. #749f7f
  6. #8baf95
  7. #a2bfaa
  8. #b9cfbf
  9. #d1dfd4
  10. #e8efea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175f2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175f2a
  2. #226233
  3. #2c663b
  4. #376944
  5. #416c4c
  6. #4c7055
  7. #56735e
  8. #617666
  9. #6b796f
  10. #767d77
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #425846 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #605625 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #57502e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005d53 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4d5a27 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #46562c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #075e46 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175f2a {
  color: #175f2a;
}
Background
.bg-175f2a {
  background-color: #175f2a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175f2a {
  border: 2px solid #175f2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175f2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 95 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 136 61% 23%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175f2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175f2a, #175f4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175f2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 95 42 / 0.35);
}

#006b3c Cadmium Green ΔE 4.92 #355e3b Hunter Green ΔE 5.69 #195905 Lincoln Green ΔE 6.08 #006400 Dark Green ΔE 6.84 #006600 Pakistan Green ΔE 7.14 #004225 British Racing Green ΔE 10.48 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 11.12 #e8a0d5 Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Cadmium Green
#175f2a  rgb(23, 95, 42)  hsl(136, 61%, 23%)  Cadmium Green
#5f174c  rgb(95, 23, 76)  hsl(316, 61%, 23%)  Tyrian Purple
#2a175f  rgb(42, 23, 95)  hsl(256, 61%, 23%)  Midnight Blue
#5f2a17  rgb(95, 42, 23)  hsl(16, 61%, 23%)  Caput Mortuum