Close to Forest
#178237
#178237 is a dark, rich green, close to the color Forest. In RGB it’s made of 9% red, 51% green, and 21.6% blue. Its hue is 138°, with 70% saturation and 30% 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 #178237.
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.
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4.28:1 AA LargeHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #178237 as they’d see it.
#178237 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 #178237
What color is #178237?
#178237 is a dark, rich green, close to the color Forest. In RGB it’s made of 9% red, 51% green, and 21.6% blue. Its hue is 138°, with 70% saturation and 30% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #178237 in RGB?
#178237 is rgb(23, 130, 55): 23 red, 130 green, and 55 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #178237 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(82, 0, 58, 49). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #178237?
PANTONE 348 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #178237?
Its complement #B64790 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.