Recognised as Colour
#175F17
- #175F17
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark green
#175F17 is a green with RGB values 23, 95, 23 and HSL 120°, 61%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark green.
Colour values
#175F17#175F17
HEX#175F17
RGBrgb(23, 95, 23)
RGB (0–1)0.0902, 0.3725, 0.0902
RGB percentages9%, 37.3%, 9%
HSLhsl(120, 61%, 23.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(120, 75.8%, 37.3%)
CMYK75.8%, 0%, 75.8%, 62.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,531,671
CSS custom property--colour: #175F17;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.08428WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness74.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.82:1
Contrast with white7.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#E8A0E8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5F175F
Analogous#3B5F17, #175F3B
Triadic#17175F, #5F1717
Split complementary#3B175F, #5F173B
Tetradic#173B5F, #5F175F, #5F3B17
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R23
G95
B23
Red23 (9%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue23 (9%)
Hue120°
Saturation (HSL)61.02%
Lightness23.14%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 17 · G 5F · B 17
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