Colour

#173C22

#173C22
Green
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#173C22 is a green with RGB values 23, 60, 34 and HSL 138°, 45%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#173C22#173C22

HEX#173C22

RGBrgb(23, 60, 34)

RGB (0–1)0.0902, 0.2353, 0.1333

RGB percentages9%, 23.5%, 13.3%

HSLhsl(137.8, 44.6%, 16.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(137.8, 61.7%, 23.5%)

CMYK61.7%, 0%, 43.3%, 76.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,522,722

CSS custom property--colour: #173C22;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03529WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness49 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.31:1

Contrast with white12.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#323232

Inverted#E8C3DD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3C3720no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#373324no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original

Tritanopia#0E3B35no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.3 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 27.4 Black · ΔE 32.3 Dim grey · ΔE 32.6 Teal · ΔE 34.4 Sea green · ΔE 36.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 20.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3C1731

Analogous#1F3C17, #173C34

Triadic#22173C, #3C2217

Split complementary#34173C, #3C171F

Tetradic#171F3C, #3C1731, #3C3417

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#5EC17B

Lighter +30%#41AB61

Lighter +20%#33864C

Lighter +10%#256137

Darker −10%#09170D

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0D461E

Less saturated −25%#213226

Channel breakdown

R23

G60

B34

Red23 (9%)

Green60 (23.5%)

Blue34 (13.3%)

Hue137.84°

Saturation (HSL)44.58%

Lightness16.27%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 17 · G 3C · B 22

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