Color

#179E5A

Cool green. Nearest reference color: Shamrock green.

RGB

0–255

158

CMYK

0–100%

85.44%

43.04%

38.04%

RGB describes how #179E5A is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 23, green 158 and blue 90.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 85.44%, magenta 0%, yellow 43.04% and black 38.04%.

HSL values

H 149.78° S 74.59% L 35.49%

In the HSL color model, #179E5A has a hue of 149.78°, 74.59% saturation and 35.49% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#179E5A is a medium, cool green with moderate chroma.

Temperature: Cool
Lightness: Medium
Chroma: Moderate

Color formats

Copy #179E5A in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #179E5A

RGB rgb(23, 158, 90)

HSL hsl(149.78 74.59% 35.49%)

OKLCH oklch(0.616185 0.148759 154.2036)

CSS --color: #179E5A;

Tints of #179E5A

Tints are lighter variations of #179E5A. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#C5FFD7 #7BF0A6 #5ED48C #3FB973 #179E5A

Shades of #179E5A

Shades are darker variations of #179E5A. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#179E5A #00753F #004D28 #002812 #000802

Tones of #179E5A

Tones reduce the chroma of #179E5A, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#179E5A #429964 #5A946E #6C8F76 #7B897F

Tonal range of #179E5A

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #179E5A between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#C5FFD7 #7BF0A6 #5ED48C #3FB973 #179E5A #00753F #004D28 #002812 #000802

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #C5FFD7;
    --color-200: #7BF0A6;
    --color-300: #5ED48C;
    --color-400: #3FB973;
    --color-500: #179E5A;
    --color-600: #00753F;
    --color-700: #004D28;
    --color-800: #002812;
    --color-900: #000802;
}

Colors that go with #179E5A

Color harmonies for #179E5A are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#179E5A #B95FA9

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#729310 #179E5A #009A8D

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#179E5A #6B7BDD #CE5E44

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#179E5A #996BCD #CB597A

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#179E5A #0F8CD7 #B95FA9 #BD7000

CSS gradients with #179E5A

These gradients show how #179E5A moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#179E5A #65B782 #9BCFAB #CDE7D4 #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #179E5A, #65B782, #9BCFAB, #CDE7D4, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#179E5A #0C6A3B #043A1E #001005 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #179E5A, #0C6A3B, #043A1E, #001005, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#179E5A #8C8B00 #BD7000 #CF5A60 #B95FA9

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #179E5A, #8C8B00, #BD7000, #CF5A60, #B95FA9);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #179E5A. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

3.46:1

AA normal Fail AA large Pass AAA normal Fail

Black text

6.07:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Fail

Recommended text color: #000000 . Relative luminance: 0.2537 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #179E5A as the background.

background-color: #179E5A;
color: #000000;

Using #179E5A in design

See how #179E5A works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#179E5A used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #179E5A to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#7BF0A6

#179E5A

#002812

Colors similar to #179E5A

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #179E5A, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#3EB772 #008348 #009F58 #459965 #439B46 #009D70 #50A852 #008F66

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #179E5A may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #9E9055 Deuteranopia #8F865F Tritanopia #009C8D

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #179E5A can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 14.4243
Y: 25.3722
Z: 13.808

CIELAB

L*: 57.4363
a*: -49.8366
b*: 26.1327

OKLab

L: 0.616185
a: -0.133934
b: 0.064736

OKLCH

L: 0.616185
C: 0.148759
H: 154.2036°