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Recognised as Colour

#17A235

  • #17A235
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#17A235 is a green with RGB values 23, 162, 53 and HSL 133°, 75%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#17A235#17A235
HEX#17A235
RGBrgb(23, 162, 53)
RGB (0–1)0.0902, 0.6353, 0.2078
RGB percentages9%, 63.5%, 20.8%
HSLhsl(132.9, 75.1%, 36.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(132.9, 85.8%, 63.5%)
CMYK85.8%, 0%, 67.3%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,548,853
CSS custom property--colour: #17A235;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2628WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.26:1
Contrast with white3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.26:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#E85DCA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A59227no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#96883Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.6 from the original
Tritanopia#009E8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 10.5Green · ΔE 13.8Medium seagreen · ΔE 23.8Limegreen · ΔE 23.9Dark green · ΔE 26.1Olivedrab · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 10.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A21784
Analogous#3EA217, #17A27B
Triadic#3517A2, #A23517
Split complementary#7B17A2, #A2173E
Tetradic#173EA2, #A21784, #A27B17

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#95F0A9
Lighter +30%#68EA84
Lighter +20%#3CE360
Lighter +10%#1DCF44
Darker −10%#117526
Darker −20%#0A4918
Darker −30%#041C09
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00B928
Less saturated −25%#2E8B42

Channel breakdown

R23
G162
B53
Red23 (9%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue53 (20.8%)
Hue132.95°
Saturation (HSL)75.14%
Lightness36.27%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 17 · G A2 · B 35

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