Colour

#15170E

#15170E
Green
Dark
Nearest: Black

#15170E is a green with RGB values 21, 23, 14 and HSL 73°, 24%, 7%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#15170E

RGBrgb(21, 23, 14)

RGB (0–1)0.0824, 0.0902, 0.0549

RGB percentages8.2%, 9%, 5.5%

HSLhsl(73.3, 24.3%, 7.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(73.3, 39.1%, 9%)

CMYK8.7%, 0%, 39.1%, 91%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,382,158

CSS custom property--colour: #15170E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00804WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness21.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.09:1

Contrast with white18.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#161616

Inverted#EAE8F1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#18160Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Deuteranopia#18160Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Tritanopia#161615no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text18.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 9.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 27 Dim grey · ΔE 37.6 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 46.3 Gray · ΔE 46.7 Slate grey · ΔE 48.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 9.2, clearly different but related

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#100E17

Analogous#17150E, #10170E

Triadic#0E1517, #170E15

Split complementary#0E1017, #150E17

Tetradic#0E1715, #100E17, #170E10

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#89965B

Lighter +30%#6C7648

Lighter +20%#4F5635

Lighter +10%#323721

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#181C09

Less saturated −25%#121212

Channel breakdown

R21

G23

B14

Red21 (8.2%)

Green23 (9%)

Blue14 (5.5%)

Hue73.33°

Saturation (HSL)24.32%

Lightness7.25%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 15 · G 17 · B 0E

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