The Color Index System has designated Chrome Oxide Green, an inorganic pigment with an olive-green hue, as Pigment Green 17/C.I. 77288. Cr2O3 is its primary chemical makeup.

Chrome Oxide Greens' exceptional opacity, outdoor durability, and heat fastness make them useful in a multitude of applications. In surface finishing, where Chrome Oxide Greens are employed as abrasive components, its hardness is also highly appreciated. They are also employed in the production of many other metal oxide-based pigments as a base oxide.