Colour
#17835E
- #17835E
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Sea green
#17835E is a cyan with RGB values 23, 131, 94 and HSL 159°, 70%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.
Colour values
#17835E#17835E
HEX#17835E
RGBrgb(23, 131, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.0902, 0.5137, 0.3686
RGB percentages9%, 51.4%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(159.4, 70.1%, 30.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(159.4, 82.4%, 51.4%)
CMYK82.4%, 0%, 28.2%, 48.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,540,958
CSS custom property--colour: #17835E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.17223WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.72:1
Contrast with white4.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#E87CA1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.44:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#83173C
Analogous#178328, #177283
Triadic#5E1783, #835E17
Split complementary#831772, #832817
Tetradic#281783, #83173C, #728317
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R23
G131
B94
Red23 (9%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue159.44°
Saturation (HSL)70.13%
Lightness30.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 17 · G 83 · B 5E
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