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Recognised as Colour

#17AE09

  • #17AE09
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#17AE09 is a green with RGB values 23, 174, 9 and HSL 115°, 90%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#17AE09#17AE09
HEX#17AE09
RGBrgb(23, 174, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.0902, 0.6824, 0.0353
RGB percentages9%, 68.2%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(114.9, 90.2%, 35.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(114.9, 94.8%, 68.2%)
CMYK86.8%, 0%, 94.8%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,551,881
CSS custom property--colour: #17AE09;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30474WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.09:1
Contrast with white2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#E851F6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B29C00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A39227no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58 from the original
Tritanopia#00A893no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 11.3Green · ΔE 22.7Forest green · ΔE 24.2Yellow green · ΔE 29.4Spring green · ΔE 33.1Lawn green · ΔE 36
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 11.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A009AE
Analogous#6AAE09, #09AE4D
Triadic#0917AE, #AE0917
Split complementary#4D09AE, #AE096A
Tetradic#096AAE, #A009AE, #AE4D09

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#93F98A
Lighter +30%#67F65A
Lighter +20%#3AF429
Lighter +10%#1DDE0C
Darker −10%#117E06
Darker −20%#0A4D04
Darker −30%#041D01
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#10B700
Less saturated −25%#2A9720

Channel breakdown

R23
G174
B9
Red23 (9%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue114.91°
Saturation (HSL)90.16%
Lightness35.88%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 17 · G AE · B 09

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