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Recognised as Colour

#17A44A

  • #17A44A
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#17A44A is a green with RGB values 23, 164, 74 and HSL 142°, 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

#17A44A#17A44A
HEX#17A44A
RGBrgb(23, 164, 74)
RGB (0–1)0.0902, 0.6431, 0.2902
RGB percentages9%, 64.3%, 29%
HSLhsl(141.7, 75.4%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(141.7, 86%, 64.3%)
CMYK86%, 0%, 54.9%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,549,386
CSS custom property--colour: #17A44A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27227WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.45:1
Contrast with white3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#E85BB5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A59542no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#968A51no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00A190no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 13Medium seagreen · ΔE 15.2Green · ΔE 18.8Sea green · ΔE 23.6Dark green · ΔE 26.1Light green · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 13.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A41771
Analogous#2BA417, #17A490
Triadic#4A17A4, #A44A17
Split complementary#9017A4, #A4172B
Tetradic#172BA4, #A41771, #A49017

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#97F0B7
Lighter +30%#6AEA98
Lighter +20%#3DE479
Lighter +10%#1DD15E
Darker −10%#117736
Darker −20%#0A4B22
Darker −30%#041E0D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00BB44
Less saturated −25%#2E8D50

Channel breakdown

R23
G164
B74
Red23 (9%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue141.7°
Saturation (HSL)75.4%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 17 · G A4 · B 4A

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