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Recognised as Colour

#17CB2A

  • #17CB2A
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#17CB2A is a green with RGB values 23, 203, 42 and HSL 126°, 80%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#17CB2A#17CB2A
HEX#17CB2A
RGBrgb(23, 203, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.0902, 0.7961, 0.1647
RGB percentages9%, 79.6%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(126.3, 79.6%, 44.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(126.3, 88.7%, 79.6%)
CMYK88.7%, 0%, 79.3%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,559,338
CSS custom property--colour: #17CB2A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43061WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.61:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#E834D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFB700no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDAB3Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00C5ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 3.3Spring green · ΔE 24.1Lawn green · ΔE 28.1Chartreuse · ΔE 29.4Lime · ΔE 30.6Yellow green · ΔE 32.6
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 3.34, a close match
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CB17B8
Analogous#5ECB17, #17CB84
Triadic#2A17CB, #CB2A17
Split complementary#8417CB, #CB175E
Tetradic#175ECB, #CB17B8, #CB8417

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B7F7BE
Lighter +30%#89F294
Lighter +20%#5CEC6B
Lighter +10%#2EE741
Darker −10%#129D21
Darker −20%#0D6F17
Darker −30%#07420E
Darker −40%#021404
More saturated +25%#00E218
Less saturated −25%#33AF40

Channel breakdown

R23
G203
B42
Red23 (9%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue126.33°
Saturation (HSL)79.65%
Lightness44.31%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 17 · G CB · B 2A

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