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Recognised as Colour

#217E2B

  • #217E2B
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#217E2B is a green with RGB values 33, 126, 43 and HSL 126°, 58%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#217E2B#217E2B
HEX#217E2B
RGBrgb(33, 126, 43)
RGB (0–1)0.1294, 0.4941, 0.1686
RGB percentages12.9%, 49.4%, 16.9%
HSLhsl(126.5, 58.5%, 31.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(126.5, 73.8%, 49.4%)
CMYK73.8%, 0%, 65.9%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,194,987
CSS custom property--colour: #217E2B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15419WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.14:1
Contrast with white5.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#DE81D4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#807221no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41 from the original
Deuteranopia#766B32no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.8 from the original
Tritanopia#007B6Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 10.9Dark green · ΔE 11.4Green · ΔE 15.3Sea green · ΔE 17.9Olivedrab · ΔE 22.4Medium seagreen · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 10.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7E2174
Analogous#467E21, #217E5A
Triadic#2B217E, #7E2B21
Split complementary#5A217E, #7E2145
Tetradic#21457E, #7E2174, #7E5921

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8BE094
Lighter +30%#62D66F
Lighter +20%#3ACB49
Lighter +10%#2CA639
Darker −10%#16561D
Darker −20%#0C2D0F
Darker −30%#010502
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0D921B
Less saturated −25%#356A3B

Channel breakdown

R33
G126
B43
Red33 (12.9%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue43 (16.9%)
Hue126.45°
Saturation (HSL)58.49%
Lightness31.18%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 21 · G 7E · B 2B

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