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Colour

#17A422

  • #17A422
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#17A422 is a green with RGB values 23, 164, 34 and HSL 125°, 75%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#17A422#17A422
HEX#17A422
RGBrgb(23, 164, 34)
RGB (0–1)0.0902, 0.6431, 0.1333
RGB percentages9%, 64.3%, 13.3%
HSLhsl(124.7, 75.4%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(124.7, 86%, 64.3%)
CMYK86%, 0%, 79.3%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,549,346
CSS custom property--colour: #17A422;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26849WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.37:1
Contrast with white3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.37:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#E85BDD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A79400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#998A32no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.3 from the original
Tritanopia#009F8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 14.9Green · ΔE 14.9Limegreen · ΔE 18Dark green · ΔE 29.7Yellow green · ΔE 30.6Olivedrab · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 14.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A41799
Analogous#53A417, #17A468
Triadic#2217A4, #A42217
Split complementary#6817A4, #A41753
Tetradic#1753A4, #A41799, #A46917

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#97F09E
Lighter +30%#6AEA74
Lighter +20%#3DE44A
Lighter +10%#1DD12B
Darker −10%#117719
Darker −20%#0A4B0F
Darker −30%#041E06
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00BB0F
Less saturated −25%#2E8D36

Channel breakdown

R23
G164
B34
Red23 (9%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue34 (13.3%)
Hue124.68°
Saturation (HSL)75.4%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 17 · G A4 · B 22

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