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Recognised as Colour

#232B17

  • #232B17
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#232B17 is a green with RGB values 35, 43, 23 and HSL 84°, 30%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#232B17#232B17
HEX#232B17
RGBrgb(35, 43, 23)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.1686, 0.0902
RGB percentages13.7%, 16.9%, 9%
HSLhsl(84, 30.3%, 12.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(84, 46.5%, 16.9%)
CMYK18.6%, 0%, 46.5%, 83.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,304,791
CSS custom property--colour: #232B17;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02147WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness38.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.69:1
Contrast with white14.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#282828
Inverted#DCD4E8

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#2D2916no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#2C2818no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Tritanopia#242926no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 21.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#1F172B
Analogous#2B2917, #192B17
Triadic#17232B, #2B1723
Split complementary#17192B, #29172B
Tetradic#172B29, #1F172B, #2B1719

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#8EAB63
Lighter +30%#748F4C
Lighter +20%#596D3B
Lighter +10%#3E4C29
Darker −10%#080A05
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#25330F
Less saturated −25%#21231F

Channel breakdown

R35
G43
B23
Red35 (13.7%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue23 (9%)
Hue84°
Saturation (HSL)30.3%
Lightness12.94%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 23 · G 2B · B 17

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