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Recognised as Colour

#17AE4D

  • #17AE4D
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#17AE4D is a green with RGB values 23, 174, 77 and HSL 141°, 77%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#17AE4D#17AE4D
HEX#17AE4D
RGBrgb(23, 174, 77)
RGB (0–1)0.0902, 0.6824, 0.302
RGB percentages9%, 68.2%, 30.2%
HSLhsl(141.5, 76.6%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(141.5, 86.8%, 68.2%)
CMYK86.8%, 0%, 55.7%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,551,949
CSS custom property--colour: #17AE4D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3099WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.2:1
Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#E851B2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B09E44no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A09355no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00AA98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 15.5Medium seagreen · ΔE 17.8Green · ΔE 20.4Limegreen · ΔE 26.3Light green · ΔE 26.6Sea green · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 15.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE1778
Analogous#2CAE17, #17AE99
Triadic#4D17AE, #AE4D17
Split complementary#9917AE, #AE172C
Tetradic#172CAE, #AE1778, #AE9917

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9FF2BD
Lighter +30%#72EC9E
Lighter +20%#45E67E
Lighter +10%#1DDB61
Darker −10%#118139
Darker −20%#0B5425
Darker −30%#052711
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00C546
Less saturated −25%#309554

Channel breakdown

R23
G174
B77
Red23 (9%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue77 (30.2%)
Hue141.46°
Saturation (HSL)76.65%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 17 · G AE · B 4D

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