Colour

#171B14

#171B14
Green
Dark
Nearest: Black

#171B14 is a green with RGB values 23, 27, 20 and HSL 94°, 15%, 9%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#171B14

RGBrgb(23, 27, 20)

RGB (0–1)0.0902, 0.1059, 0.0784

RGB percentages9%, 10.6%, 7.8%

HSLhsl(94.3, 14.9%, 9.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(94.3, 25.9%, 10.6%)

CMYK14.8%, 0%, 25.9%, 89.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,514,260

CSS custom property--colour: #171B14;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01017WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness25.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.45:1

Contrast with white17.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1A1A1A

Inverted#E8E4EB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1C1A14no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#1B1A14no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Tritanopia#171A19no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text17.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 10.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.8 Dim grey · ΔE 35.7 Gray · ΔE 44.8 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 45 Slate grey · ΔE 46.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 10.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#18141B

Analogous#1A1B14, #141B14

Triadic#14171B, #1B1417

Split complementary#14141B, #1B141B

Tetradic#141B1B, #18141B, #1B1414

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#7B906B

Lighter +30%#627355

Lighter +20%#49563F

Lighter +10%#30382A

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#16210E

Less saturated −25%#181818

Channel breakdown

R23

G27

B20

Red23 (9%)

Green27 (10.6%)

Blue20 (7.8%)

Hue94.29°

Saturation (HSL)14.89%

Lightness9.22%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 17 · G 1B · B 14

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