Colour

#172F16

#172F16
Green
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#172F16 is a green with RGB values 23, 47, 22 and HSL 118°, 36%, 14%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#172F16#172F16

HEX#172F16

RGBrgb(23, 47, 22)

RGB (0–1)0.0902, 0.1843, 0.0863

RGB percentages9%, 18.4%, 8.6%

HSLhsl(117.6, 36.2%, 13.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(117.6, 53.2%, 18.4%)

CMYK51.1%, 0%, 53.2%, 81.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,519,382

CSS custom property--colour: #172F16;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02273WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness38.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.44:1

Contrast with white14.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#282828

Inverted#E8D0E9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#302B14no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#2D2918no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original

Tritanopia#142E29no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.6 Black · ΔE 26.6 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 30.9 Dim grey · ΔE 34.4 Teal · ΔE 40.3 Gray · ΔE 42.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 22.58, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2E162F

Analogous#232F16, #162F22

Triadic#16172F, #2F1617

Split complementary#22162F, #2F1624

Tetradic#16232F, #2E162F, #2F2216

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#61B35E

Lighter +30%#4A9747

Lighter +20%#397437

Lighter +10%#285226

Darker −10%#060C06

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0F380D

Less saturated −25%#1F261F

Channel breakdown

R23

G47

B22

Red23 (9%)

Green47 (18.4%)

Blue22 (8.6%)

Hue117.6°

Saturation (HSL)36.23%

Lightness13.53%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 17 · G 2F · B 16

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