HEX atlas value

#176E2F

#176E2F is a cool green HEX color close to Forest Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 23, 110, 47, HSL 137, 65%, 26%, has luminance 0.1154, and belongs to the jewel tone group.

#176E2F Sample readable text
HEX #176E2F
RGB rgb(23, 110, 47)
HSL hsl(137 65% 26%)
CMYK cmyk(79, 0, 57, 57)
Luminance 0.1154
Contrast Black 3.31:1White 6.35:1

CSS

--color-176e2f: #176E2F;
.background-176e2f { background-color: #176E2F; }
.text-176e2f { color: #176E2F; }

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.1154
Black text3.31:1AA Fail
White text6.35:1AA 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
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#176E2F","rgb":[23,110,47],"hsl":[137,65,26],"cmyk":[79,0,57,57],"luminance":0.1154,"contrast":{"black":3.31,"white":6.35}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":[]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.31,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":6.35,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#07220F","hex":"#07220F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.24,"contrastWhite":16.88,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#6D1755","hex":"#6D1755","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.9,"contrastWhite":11.03,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#27B951","hex":"#27B951","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.14,"contrastWhite":2.58,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#265F36","hex":"#265F36","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.77,"contrastWhite":7.58,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"Emerald Dark","hex":"#046307","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.79,"contrastWhite":7.52,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["cool green","jewel tone","jewel tone green","Forest Green 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/176e2f.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/forest-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/hunter-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bottle-green.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#6D1755","analogous":["#2A6D17","#176D5B"],"triadic":["#30176D","#6D3017"],"tetradic":["#172A6D","#6D1755","#6D5B17"],"splitComplementary":["#5B176D","#6D172A"],"monochromatic":["#27B951","#176E2F","#07220F"]}
Variants
{"light":"#27B951","dark":"#07220F","saturated":"#097C29","desaturated":"#265F36","pastel":"#44C167","neon":"#00AD31"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"forest-green","name":"Forest Green","hex":"#228B22","distance":33.63034344160047},{"slug":"hunter-green","name":"Hunter Green","hex":"#355E3B","distance":36.05551275463989},{"slug":"bottle-green","name":"Bottle Green","hex":"#006A4E","distance":38.80721582386451},{"slug":"emerald-dark","name":"Emerald Dark","hex":"#046307","distance":45.628938186199335},{"slug":"traffic-green","name":"Traffic Green","hex":"#008450","distance":45.8475735453906}]

HEX meaning and use

About #176E2F

#176E2F is classified as a cool green value with jewel tone visual character. #176E2F is visually closest to Forest Green, a named green color with HEX #228B22.

The RGB channels are 23, 110, and 47, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 137deg 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 0.1154, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 33.63, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.31:1AA Fail
White text6.35:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #176E2F needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.31:1 · Fail
White text#FFFFFF6.35:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#07220F#FFFFFF text · best 16.88:1#07220F
#6D1755#FFFFFF text · best 11.03:1#6D1755
#27B951#000000 text · best 8.14:1#27B951
#265F36#FFFFFF text · best 7.58:1#265F36
Emerald Dark#FFFFFF text · best 7.52:1#046307

Generated Palette

#176E2F#176E2F
#6D1755#6D1755
#2A6D17#2A6D17
#176D5B#176D5B
#27B951#27B951
#07220F#07220F

Color Harmonies

#6D1755#6D1755
#2A6D17#2A6D17
#176D5B#176D5B
#30176D#30176D
#6D3017#6D3017

Variants

#27B951#27B951
#07220F#07220F
#097C29#097C29
#265F36#265F36
#44C167#44C167
#00AD31#00AD31

Nearest Named Colors