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Recognised as Colour

#172F06

  • #172F06
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#172F06 is a green with RGB values 23, 47, 6 and HSL 95°, 77%, 10%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

#172F06#172F06
HEX#172F06
RGBrgb(23, 47, 6)
RGB (0–1)0.0902, 0.1843, 0.0235
RGB percentages9%, 18.4%, 2.4%
HSLhsl(95.1, 77.4%, 10.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(95.1, 87.2%, 18.4%)
CMYK51.1%, 0%, 87.2%, 81.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,519,366
CSS custom property--colour: #172F06;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02228WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness38.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.53:1
Contrast with white14.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#272727
Inverted#E8D0F9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#312A02no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#2E280Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Tritanopia#162D27no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 27.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.5Black · ΔE 32.4Dark green · ΔE 38.1Dim grey · ΔE 39.3Sea green · ΔE 41.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 27.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1E062F
Analogous#2C2F06, #062F0A
Triadic#06172F, #2F0617
Split complementary#09062F, #2F062C
Tetradic#062C2F, #1E062F, #2F0A06

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#70E21F
Lighter +30%#59B717
Lighter +20%#438912
Lighter +10%#2D5C0C
Darker −10%#010200
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#163500
Less saturated −25%#18280D

Channel breakdown

R23
G47
B6
Red23 (9%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue6 (2.4%)
Hue95.12°
Saturation (HSL)77.36%
Lightness10.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 17 · G 2F · B 06

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