Colour

#173A09

#173A09
Green
Dark
Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#173A09 is a green with RGB values 23, 58, 9 and HSL 103°, 73%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

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HEX#173A09

RGBrgb(23, 58, 9)

RGB (0–1)0.0902, 0.2275, 0.0353

RGB percentages9%, 22.7%, 3.5%

HSLhsl(102.9, 73.1%, 13.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(102.9, 84.5%, 22.7%)

CMYK60.3%, 0%, 84.5%, 77.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,522,185

CSS custom property--colour: #173A09;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03228WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness46.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.76:1

Contrast with white12.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F

Inverted#E8C5F6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3C3403no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#38310Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original

Tritanopia#143830no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 22.5 Dark green · ΔE 30.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.5 Sea green · ΔE 35.1 Black · ΔE 39.9 Dim grey · ΔE 41.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 22.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2C093A

Analogous#303A09, #093A13

Triadic#09173A, #3A0917

Split complementary#14093A, #3A092F

Tetradic#092F3A, #2C093A, #3A1309

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#62DF30

Lighter +30%#4CBE1E

Lighter +20%#3A9217

Lighter +10%#296610

Darker −10%#050E02

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#134201

Less saturated −25%#1B3211

Channel breakdown

R23

G58

Red23 (9%)

Green58 (22.7%)

Blue9 (3.5%)

Hue102.86°

Saturation (HSL)73.13%

Lightness13.14%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 17 · G 3A · B 09

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