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Recognised as Colour

#17B11A

  • #17B11A
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#17B11A is a green with RGB values 23, 177, 26 and HSL 121°, 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 Limegreen.

Colour values

#17B11A#17B11A
HEX#17B11A
RGBrgb(23, 177, 26)
RGB (0–1)0.0902, 0.6941, 0.102
RGB percentages9%, 69.4%, 10.2%
HSLhsl(121.2, 77%, 39.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(121.2, 87%, 69.4%)
CMYK87%, 0%, 85.3%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,552,666
CSS custom property--colour: #17B11A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31701WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.34:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#E84EE5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B59F00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A6952Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00AC96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 10.5Green · ΔE 22.5Forest green · ΔE 23.4Yellow green · ΔE 29.6Spring green · ΔE 31.3Light green · ΔE 36.6
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 10.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B117AE
Analogous#61B117, #17B167
Triadic#1A17B1, #B11A17
Split complementary#6717B1, #B11761
Tetradic#1761B1, #B117AE, #B16717

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A1F3A3
Lighter +30%#74ED76
Lighter +20%#47E74A
Lighter +10%#1DDE21
Darker −10%#118413
Darker −20%#0B570D
Darker −30%#052A06
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00C804
Less saturated −25%#309832

Channel breakdown

R23
G177
B26
Red23 (9%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue26 (10.2%)
Hue121.17°
Saturation (HSL)77%
Lightness39.22%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 17 · G B1 · B 1A

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