HEX atlas value

#176E18

#176E18 is a cool green HEX color close to Emerald Dark. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 23, 110, 24, HSL 121, 65%, 26%, has luminance 0.114, and belongs to the jewel tone group.

green cool jewel-tone

#176E18 Sample readable text

HEX #176E18

RGB rgb(23, 110, 24)

HSL hsl(121 65% 26%)

CMYK cmyk(79, 0, 78, 57)

Luminance 0.114

Contrast Black 3.28:1White 6.4:1

CSS

--color-176e18: #176E18;
.background-176e18 { background-color: #176E18; }
.text-176e18 { color: #176E18; }

Luminance0.114

Black text3.28:1AA Fail

White text6.4:1AA 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":"#176E18","rgb":[23,110,24],"hsl":[121,65,26],"cmyk":[79,0,78,57],"luminance":0.114,"contrast":{"black":3.28,"white":6.4}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.28,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":6.4,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#072208","hex":"#072208","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.24,"contrastWhite":16.91,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#6D176C","hex":"#6D176C","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.99,"contrastWhite":10.55,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#27B92A","hex":"#27B92A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.06,"contrastWhite":2.61,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#265F27","hex":"#265F27","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.75,"contrastWhite":7.64,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Terre Verte","hex":"#385E0F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.78,"contrastWhite":7.56,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","jewel tone","jewel tone green","Emerald Dark adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","rich accent palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/176e18.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/emerald-dark.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/forest-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#6D176C","analogous":["#416D17","#176D44"],"triadic":["#19176D","#6D1917"],"tetradic":["#17416D","#6D176C","#6D4417"],"splitComplementary":["#44176D","#6D1741"],"monochromatic":["#27B92A","#176E18","#072208"]}

Variants

{"light":"#27B92A","dark":"#072208","saturated":"#097C0B","desaturated":"#265F27","pastel":"#44C146","neon":"#00AD03"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"emerald-dark","name":"Emerald Dark","hex":"#046307","distance":27.76688675382964},{"slug":"forest-green","name":"Forest Green","hex":"#228B22","distance":32.58834147360065},{"slug":"dark-green","name":"Dark Green","hex":"#006400","distance":34.713109915419565},{"slug":"terre-verte","name":"Terre Verte","hex":"#385E0F","distance":37.76241517699841},{"slug":"green","name":"Green","hex":"#008000","distance":37.8021163428716}]

HEX meaning and use

About #176E18

#176E18 is classified as a cool green value with jewel tone visual character. #176E18 is visually closest to Emerald Dark, a named green color with HEX #046307.

The RGB channels are 23, 110, and 24, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 121deg with 65% saturation and 26% 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 rich accent palettes. Its luminance is 0.114, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 27.77, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.28:1AA Fail

White text6.4:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #176E18 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.28:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF6.4:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#072208#FFFFFF text · best 16.91:1#072208

#6D176C#FFFFFF text · best 10.55:1#6D176C

#27B92A#000000 text · best 8.06:1#27B92A

#265F27#FFFFFF text · best 7.64:1#265F27

Terre Verte#FFFFFF text · best 7.56:1#385E0F

Generated Palette

#176E18#176E18

#6D176C#6D176C

#416D17#416D17

#176D44#176D44

#27B92A#27B92A

#072208#072208

Color Harmonies

#6D176C#6D176C

#416D17#416D17

#176D44#176D44

#19176D#19176D

#6D1917#6D1917

Variants

#27B92A#27B92A

#072208#072208

#097C0B#097C0B

#265F27#265F27

#44C146#44C146

#00AD03#00AD03

Nearest Named Colors

Emerald Dark#046307

Forest Green#228B22

Dark Green#006400

Terre Verte#385E0F

Green#008000

#176E18

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #176E18

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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