HEX atlas value

#176E3E

#176E3E is a cool green HEX color close to Bottle Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 23, 110, 62, HSL 147, 65%, 26%, has luminance 0.1168, and belongs to the jewel tone group.

green cool jewel-tone

#176E3E Sample readable text

HEX #176E3E

RGB rgb(23, 110, 62)

HSL hsl(147 65% 26%)

CMYK cmyk(79, 0, 44, 57)

Luminance 0.1168

Contrast Black 3.34:1White 6.29:1

CSS

--color-176e3e: #176E3E;
.background-176e3e { background-color: #176E3E; }
.text-176e3e { color: #176E3E; }

Luminance0.1168

Black text3.34:1AA Fail

White text6.29:1AA 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":"#176E3E","rgb":[23,110,62],"hsl":[147,65,26],"cmyk":[79,0,44,57],"luminance":0.1168,"contrast":{"black":3.34,"white":6.29}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.34,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":6.29,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#072213","hex":"#072213","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.25,"contrastWhite":16.83,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#6D1747","hex":"#6D1747","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.86,"contrastWhite":11.27,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#27B969","hex":"#27B969","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.23,"contrastWhite":2.55,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#265F3F","hex":"#265F3F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.79,"contrastWhite":7.52,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"Hunter Green","hex":"#355E3B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.82,"contrastWhite":7.46,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","jewel tone","jewel tone green","Bottle 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/176e3e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bottle-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/hunter-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/traffic-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#6D1747","analogous":["#1C6D17","#176D69"],"triadic":["#3E176D","#6D3E17"],"tetradic":["#171C6D","#6D1747","#6D6917"],"splitComplementary":["#69176D","#6D171C"],"monochromatic":["#27B969","#176E3E","#072213"]}

Variants

{"light":"#27B969","dark":"#072213","saturated":"#097C3D","desaturated":"#265F3F","pastel":"#44C17C","neon":"#00AD4E"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"bottle-green","name":"Bottle Green","hex":"#006A4E","distance":28.30194339616981},{"slug":"hunter-green","name":"Hunter Green","hex":"#355E3B","distance":34.132096331752024},{"slug":"traffic-green","name":"Traffic Green","hex":"#008450","distance":36.565010597564445},{"slug":"peacock-green","name":"Peacock Green","hex":"#006D5B","distance":37.027017163147235},{"slug":"forest-green","name":"Forest Green","hex":"#228B22","distance":41.78516483155236}]

HEX meaning and use

About #176E3E

#176E3E is classified as a cool green value with jewel tone visual character. #176E3E is visually closest to Bottle Green, a named green color with HEX #006A4E.

The RGB channels are 23, 110, and 62, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 147deg 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 0.1168, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 28.30, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.34:1AA Fail

White text6.29:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #176E3E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.34:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF6.29:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#072213#FFFFFF text · best 16.83:1#072213

#6D1747#FFFFFF text · best 11.27:1#6D1747

#27B969#000000 text · best 8.23:1#27B969

#265F3F#FFFFFF text · best 7.52:1#265F3F

Hunter Green#FFFFFF text · best 7.46:1#355E3B

Generated Palette

#176E3E#176E3E

#6D1747#6D1747

#1C6D17#1C6D17

#176D69#176D69

#27B969#27B969

#072213#072213

Color Harmonies

#6D1747#6D1747

#1C6D17#1C6D17

#176D69#176D69

#3E176D#3E176D

#6D3E17#6D3E17

Variants

#27B969#27B969

#072213#072213

#097C3D#097C3D

#265F3F#265F3F

#44C17C#44C17C

#00AD4E#00AD4E

Nearest Named Colors

Bottle Green#006A4E

Hunter Green#355E3B

Traffic Green#008450

Peacock Green#006D5B

Forest Green#228B22

#176E3E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #176E3E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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