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Recognised as Colour

#17AF59

  • #17AF59
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#17AF59 is a green with RGB values 23, 175, 89 and HSL 146°, 77%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#17AF59#17AF59
HEX#17AF59
RGBrgb(23, 175, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.0902, 0.6863, 0.349
RGB percentages9%, 68.6%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(146.1, 76.8%, 38.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(146.1, 86.9%, 68.6%)
CMYK86.9%, 0%, 49.1%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,552,217
CSS custom property--colour: #17AF59;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31563WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.31:1
Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#E850A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B09F52no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A0945Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00AC9Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 12.5Forest green · ΔE 17.9Green · ΔE 23.7Sea green · ΔE 24.2Light green · ΔE 25.7Medium spring green · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 12.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AF176D
Analogous#21AF17, #17AFA5
Triadic#5917AF, #AF5917
Split complementary#A517AF, #AF1721
Tetradic#1721AF, #AF176D, #AFA517

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A0F2C4
Lighter +30%#72EDA7
Lighter +20%#45E78B
Lighter +10%#1DDC70
Darker −10%#118242
Darker −20%#0B552B
Darker −30%#052814
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00C656
Less saturated −25%#30965C

Channel breakdown

R23
G175
B89
Red23 (9%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue146.05°
Saturation (HSL)76.77%
Lightness38.82%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 17 · G AF · B 59

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