HEX atlas value

#176E42

#176E42 is a cool green HEX color close to Bottle Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 23, 110, 66, HSL 150, 65%, 26%, has luminance 0.1173, and belongs to the jewel tone group.

green cool jewel-tone

#176E42 Sample readable text

HEX #176E42

RGB rgb(23, 110, 66)

HSL hsl(150 65% 26%)

CMYK cmyk(79, 0, 40, 57)

Luminance 0.1173

Contrast Black 3.35:1White 6.28:1

CSS

--color-176e42: #176E42;
.background-176e42 { background-color: #176E42; }
.text-176e42 { color: #176E42; }

Luminance0.1173

Black text3.35:1AA Fail

White text6.28:1AA 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":"#176E42","rgb":[23,110,66],"hsl":[150,65,26],"cmyk":[79,0,40,57],"luminance":0.1173,"contrast":{"black":3.35,"white":6.28}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.35,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":6.28,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#072214","hex":"#072214","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.25,"contrastWhite":16.83,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#6D1742","hex":"#6D1742","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.85,"contrastWhite":11.34,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Spruce","hex":"#2E4F4F","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.35,"contrastWhite":8.94,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#27B970","hex":"#27B970","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.26,"contrastWhite":2.54,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#265F42","hex":"#265F42","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.8,"contrastWhite":7.51,"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/176e42.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bottle-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peacock-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/hunter-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#6D1742","analogous":["#176D17","#176D6D"],"triadic":["#42176D","#6D4217"],"tetradic":["#17176D","#6D1742","#6D6D17"],"splitComplementary":["#6D176D","#6D1717"],"monochromatic":["#27B970","#176E42","#072214"]}

Variants

{"light":"#27B970","dark":"#072214","saturated":"#097C42","desaturated":"#265F42","pastel":"#44C182","neon":"#00AD57"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"bottle-green","name":"Bottle Green","hex":"#006A4E","distance":26.248809496813376},{"slug":"peacock-green","name":"Peacock Green","hex":"#006D5B","distance":33.98529093593286},{"slug":"hunter-green","name":"Hunter Green","hex":"#355E3B","distance":34.713109915419565},{"slug":"traffic-green","name":"Traffic Green","hex":"#008450","distance":34.77067730142742},{"slug":"spruce","name":"Spruce","hex":"#2E4F4F","distance":40.7308237088326}]

HEX meaning and use

About #176E42

#176E42 is classified as a cool green value with jewel tone visual character. #176E42 is visually closest to Bottle Green, a named green color with HEX #006A4E.

The RGB channels are 23, 110, and 66, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 150deg 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 0.1173, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 26.25, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.35:1AA Fail

White text6.28:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #176E42 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.35:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF6.28:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#072214#FFFFFF text · best 16.83:1#072214

#6D1742#FFFFFF text · best 11.34:1#6D1742

Spruce#FFFFFF text · best 8.94:1#2E4F4F

#27B970#000000 text · best 8.26:1#27B970

#265F42#FFFFFF text · best 7.51:1#265F42

Generated Palette

#176E42#176E42

#6D1742#6D1742

#176D17#176D17

#176D6D#176D6D

#27B970#27B970

#072214#072214

Color Harmonies

#6D1742#6D1742

#176D17#176D17

#176D6D#176D6D

#42176D#42176D

#6D4217#6D4217

Variants

#27B970#27B970

#072214#072214

#097C42#097C42

#265F42#265F42

#44C182#44C182

#00AD57#00AD57

Nearest Named Colors

Bottle Green#006A4E

Peacock Green#006D5B

Hunter Green#355E3B

Traffic Green#008450

Spruce#2E4F4F

#176E42

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #176E42

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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