Close to Forest
#17520C
#17520C is a very dark, rich green, close to the color Forest. In RGB it’s made of 9% red, 32.2% green, and 4.7% blue. Its hue is 111°, with 74% saturation and 18% 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 #17520C.
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.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
9.34:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.25:1 FailThis color as text on white
9.34:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.25:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #17520C as they’d see it.
#17520C in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #17520C
What color is #17520C?
#17520C is a very dark, rich green, close to the color Forest. In RGB it’s made of 9% red, 32.2% green, and 4.7% blue. Its hue is 111°, with 74% saturation and 18% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #17520C in RGB?
#17520C is rgb(23, 82, 12): 23 red, 82 green, and 12 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #17520C in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(72, 0, 85, 68). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #17520C?
PANTONE 349 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #17520C?
Its complement #692F73 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.