Close to Emerald Green
#175D09
#175D09 is a very dark, vivid green, close to the color Emerald Green. In RGB it’s made of 9% red, 36.5% green, and 3.5% blue. Its hue is 110°, with 82% saturation and 20% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #175D09.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
8.06:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.61:1 FailThis color as text on white
8.06:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.61:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #175D09 as they’d see it.
#175D09 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #175D09
What color is #175D09?
#175D09 is a very dark, vivid green, close to the color Emerald Green. In RGB it’s made of 9% red, 36.5% green, and 3.5% blue. Its hue is 110°, with 82% saturation and 20% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #175D09 in RGB?
#175D09 is rgb(23, 93, 9): 23 red, 93 green, and 9 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #175D09 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(75, 0, 90, 64). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #175D09?
PANTONE 364 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #175D09?
Its complement #773484 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.