Recognised as Colour

#171C16

#171C16
Green
Dark
Nearest: Black

#171C16 is a green with RGB values 23, 28, 22 and HSL 110°, 12%, 10%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#171C16#171C16

HEX#171C16

RGBrgb(23, 28, 22)

RGB (0–1)0.0902, 0.1098, 0.0863

RGB percentages9%, 11%, 8.6%

HSLhsl(110, 12%, 9.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(110, 21.4%, 11%)

CMYK17.9%, 0%, 21.4%, 89%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,514,518

CSS custom property--colour: #171C16;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01071WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness26 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.3:1

Contrast with white17.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1B1B1B

Inverted#E8E3E9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1C1B16no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#1C1A16no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Tritanopia#171C1Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text17.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.21:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 10.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.1 Dim grey · ΔE 35.2 Gray · ΔE 44.3 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 45.1 Slate grey · ΔE 45.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 10.87, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1B161C

Analogous#1A1C16, #161C18

Triadic#16171C, #1C1617

Split complementary#18161C, #1C161A

Tetradic#161A1C, #1B161C, #1C1816

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#758E70

Lighter +30%#5D7259

Lighter +20%#465543

Lighter +10%#2E392C

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#132210

Less saturated −25%#191919

Channel breakdown

R23

G28

B22

Red23 (9%)

Green28 (11%)

Blue22 (8.6%)

Hue110°

Saturation (HSL)12%

Lightness9.8%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 17 · G 1C · B 16

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Colour harmonies

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