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Colour

#17C21E

  • #17C21E
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#17C21E is a green with RGB values 23, 194, 30 and HSL 122°, 79%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#17C21E#17C21E
HEX#17C21E
RGBrgb(23, 194, 30)
RGB (0–1)0.0902, 0.7608, 0.1176
RGB percentages9%, 76.1%, 11.8%
HSLhsl(122.5, 78.8%, 42.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(122.5, 88.1%, 76.1%)
CMYK88.1%, 0%, 84.5%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,557,022
CSS custom property--colour: #17C21E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38859WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.77:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#E83DE1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6AF00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5A335no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00BCA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 4.5Spring green · ΔE 27.1Lawn green · ΔE 29.6Green · ΔE 30.8Chartreuse · ΔE 30.9Yellow green · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 4.48, a close match
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C217BB
Analogous#66C217, #17C273
Triadic#1E17C2, #C21E17
Split complementary#7317C2, #C21766
Tetradic#1766C2, #C217BB, #C27317

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AFF6B2
Lighter +30%#82F086
Lighter +20%#54EB5A
Lighter +10%#27E52E
Darker −10%#129417
Darker −20%#0C6710
Darker −30%#073909
Darker −40%#010C02
More saturated +25%#00D909
Less saturated −25%#32A737

Channel breakdown

R23
G194
B30
Red23 (9%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue30 (11.8%)
Hue122.46°
Saturation (HSL)78.8%
Lightness42.55%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 17 · G C2 · B 1E

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