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Recognised as Colour

#17BB11

  • #17BB11
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#17BB11 is a green with RGB values 23, 187, 17 and HSL 118°, 83%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#17BB11#17BB11
HEX#17BB11
RGBrgb(23, 187, 17)
RGB (0–1)0.0902, 0.7333, 0.0667
RGB percentages9%, 73.3%, 6.7%
HSLhsl(117.9, 83.3%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(117.9, 90.9%, 73.3%)
CMYK87.7%, 0%, 90.9%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,555,217
CSS custom property--colour: #17BB11;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35763WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.15:1
Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#E844EE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFA800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#AF9D2Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00B59Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 6.8Green · ΔE 28.7Spring green · ΔE 29.7Forest green · ΔE 29.9Yellow green · ΔE 30.5Lawn green · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 6.76, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B511BB
Analogous#6CBB11, #11BB60
Triadic#1117BB, #BB1117
Split complementary#6011BB, #BB116C
Tetradic#116CBB, #B511BB, #BB6011

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A5F7A2
Lighter +30%#77F273
Lighter +20%#4AEE44
Lighter +10%#1DEA15
Darker −10%#118C0D
Darker −20%#0C5E08
Darker −30%#062F04
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#07CC00
Less saturated −25%#2FA22A

Channel breakdown

R23
G187
B17
Red23 (9%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue17 (6.7%)
Hue117.88°
Saturation (HSL)83.33%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 17 · G BB · B 11

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