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Recognised as Colour

#179D57

  • #179D57
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#179D57 is a green with RGB values 23, 157, 87 and HSL 149°, 74%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#179D57#179D57
HEX#179D57
RGBrgb(23, 157, 87)
RGB (0–1)0.0902, 0.6157, 0.3412
RGB percentages9%, 61.6%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(148.7, 74.4%, 35.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(148.7, 85.4%, 61.6%)
CMYK85.4%, 0%, 44.6%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,547,607
CSS custom property--colour: #179D57;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24984WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6:1
Contrast with white3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#E862A8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9D8F52no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8E855Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.1 from the original
Tritanopia#009B8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 8.9Sea green · ΔE 13.7Forest green · ΔE 18.9Green · ΔE 25.2Dark green · ΔE 26.3Medium aquamarine · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 8.92, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9D175D
Analogous#1A9D17, #179D9A
Triadic#57179D, #9D5717
Split complementary#9A179D, #9D171A
Tetradic#171A9D, #9D175D, #9D9A17

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#91EFBE
Lighter +30%#65E8A4
Lighter +20%#38E289
Lighter +10%#1EC970
Darker −10%#10713E
Darker −20%#0A4426
Darker −30%#03180D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00B456
Less saturated −25%#2E8758

Channel breakdown

R23
G157
B87
Red23 (9%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue148.66°
Saturation (HSL)74.44%
Lightness35.29%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 17 · G 9D · B 57

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