HEX atlas value

#172310

#172310 is a cool green HEX color close to Matte Black. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 23, 35, 16, HSL 98, 37%, 10%, has luminance 0.0142, and belongs to the dark and earth tone groups.

green cool dark earth-tone

#172310 Sample readable text

HEX #172310

RGB rgb(23, 35, 16)

HSL hsl(98 37% 10%)

CMYK cmyk(34, 0, 54, 86)

Luminance 0.0142

Contrast Black 1.28:1White 16.36:1

CSS

--color-172310: #172310;
.background-172310 { background-color: #172310; }
.text-172310 { color: #172310; }

Luminance0.0142

Black text1.28:1AA Fail

White text16.36:1AA Pass

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#172310","rgb":[23,35,16],"hsl":[98,37,10],"cmyk":[34,0,54,86],"luminance":0.0142,"contrast":{"black":1.28,"white":16.36}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":1.28,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":16.36,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"Black","hex":"#000000","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1,"contrastWhite":21,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Carbon Black","hex":"#0C0C0C","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.07,"contrastWhite":19.55,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#1C1023","hex":"#1C1023","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.15,"contrastWhite":18.29,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Matte Black","hex":"#1A1A1A","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.21,"contrastWhite":17.41,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#181D16","hex":"#181D16","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.23,"contrastWhite":17.13,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","dark","earth tone","dark green","earth tone green","Matte Black adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","dark theme accents","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/172310.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/matte-black.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/carbon-fiber.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/raisin.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#1C1023","analogous":["#202310","#102313"],"triadic":["#101723","#231017"],"tetradic":["#102023","#1C1023","#231310"],"splitComplementary":["#131023","#231020"],"monochromatic":["#40622D","#172310","#000000"]}

Variants

{"light":"#40622D","dark":"#000000","saturated":"#15290A","desaturated":"#181D16","pastel":"#546D46","neon":"#225C00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"matte-black","name":"Matte Black","hex":"#1A1A1A","distance":13.784048752090222},{"slug":"carbon-fiber","name":"Carbon Fiber","hex":"#1C1C1C","distance":14.7648230602334},{"slug":"raisin","name":"Raisin","hex":"#242124","distance":23.93741840717165},{"slug":"carbon-black","name":"Carbon Black","hex":"#0C0C0C","distance":25.80697580112788},{"slug":"rubber","name":"Rubber","hex":"#2A2725","distance":28.600699292150182}]

HEX meaning and use

About #172310

#172310 is classified as a cool green value with dark and earth tone visual character. #172310 is visually closest to Matte Black, a named gray color with HEX #1A1A1A.

The RGB channels are 23, 35, and 16, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 98deg with 37% saturation and 10% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, dark atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.0142, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 13.78, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text1.28:1AA Fail

White text16.36:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #172310 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000001.28:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF16.36:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

Black#FFFFFF text · best 21:1#000000

Carbon Black#FFFFFF text · best 19.55:1#0C0C0C

#1C1023#FFFFFF text · best 18.29:1#1C1023

Matte Black#FFFFFF text · best 17.41:1#1A1A1A

#181D16#FFFFFF text · best 17.13:1#181D16

Generated Palette

#172310#172310

#1C1023#1C1023

#202310#202310

#102313#102313

#40622D#40622D

Black#000000

Color Harmonies

#1C1023#1C1023

#202310#202310

#102313#102313

#101723#101723

#231017#231017

Variants

#40622D#40622D

Black#000000

#15290A#15290A

#181D16#181D16

#546D46#546D46

#225C00#225C00

Nearest Named Colors

Matte Black#1A1A1A

Carbon Fiber#1C1C1C

Raisin#242124

Carbon Black#0C0C0C

Rubber#2A2725

#172310

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #172310

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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