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Colour

#172D00

  • #172D00
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#172D00 is a green with RGB values 23, 45, 0 and HSL 89°, 100%, 9%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

#172D00#172D00
HEX#172D00
RGBrgb(23, 45, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.0902, 0.1765, 0
RGB percentages9%, 17.6%, 0%
HSLhsl(89.3, 100%, 8.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(89.3, 100%, 17.6%)
CMYK48.9%, 0%, 100%, 82.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,518,848
CSS custom property--colour: #172D00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02059WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness36.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.87:1
Contrast with white14.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#E8D2FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2F2800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#2D2703no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Tritanopia#172B25no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 27.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 31Black · ΔE 32.7Dark green · ΔE 38.1Dim grey · ΔE 40.5Sea green · ΔE 42
Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 27.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#16002D
Analogous#2D2D00, #002D00
Triadic#00172D, #2D0017
Split complementary#00002D, #2D002D
Tetradic#002D2D, #16002D, #2D0000

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7FF900
Lighter +30%#65C600
Lighter +20%#4B9300
Lighter +10%#316000
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#172D00
Less saturated −25%#172706

Channel breakdown

R23
G45
B0
Red23 (9%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue89.33°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness8.82%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 17 · G 2D · B 00

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