#17462EZucchini (#17462E) is a dark, muted green with an OKLCH hue of 158°, lightness 0.35 and chroma 0.066. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #17462E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(23, 70, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(149, 51%, 18%) |
| HSV | hsv(149, 67%, 27%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67%, 0%, 34%, 73%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(26 -22.5 9.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.355 0.066 158) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Zucchini shifts subtly: leans toward yellow-green; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.9), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#1f442a — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow-green#1c462d — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow-green#17462e — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#16462f — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Zucchini in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 10.76:1 and against black 1.95:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#8aab97 · #628670 · #3a634c · #17462e · #00200f · #000401
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#41777e · #296864 · #165849 · #17462e · #183615 · #192502
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#92b7be · #729c83 · #347f8b · #3d5c62 · #17462e · #002b17
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#afc1b6 · #b786a8 · #4f5d54 · #17462e · #0d2619 · #000c04
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f7eff4 · #b2bdb6 · #898387 · #4c5750 · #17462e · #292327
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e5f7eb · #bbd0c3 · #8da596 · #17462e · #000a03 · #dd62bf
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#e5f7eb · #bbd0c3 · #8da596 · #17462e · #000a03 · #f2ba4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d1d5b0 · #8fc88b · #f12e61 · #68496e · #17462e · #1b0803
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#fdecf7 · #c5b0d8 · #ad727c · #5d4a6f · #17462e · #351d22
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#eef1ff · #b0b7e1 · #ad7564 · #72473a · #17462e · #212337
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e8f3ff · #9cbedf · #a37495 · #6b4d2b · #17462e · #311e2b
#3A614B · #5B7E69 · #7E9B89 · #A1BAAA · #C6D9CD
#103B26 · #0A311E · #042716 · #011D0F · #001408
#224431 · #2A4234 · #314037
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.