Recognised as Colour

#438C17

#438C17
Green
Dark
Nearest: Forest green

#438C17 is a green with RGB values 67, 140, 23 and HSL 97°, 72%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

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HEX#438C17

RGBrgb(67, 140, 23)

RGB (0–1)0.2627, 0.549, 0.0902

RGB percentages26.3%, 54.9%, 9%

HSLhsl(97.4, 71.8%, 32%)

HSV / HSBhsv(97.4, 83.6%, 54.9%)

CMYK52.1%, 0%, 83.6%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,426,775

CSS custom property--colour: #438C17;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20011WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5:1

Contrast with white4.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#747474

Inverted#BC73E8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#917F00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#887925no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.8 from the original

Tritanopia#3E8777no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 8.7 Green · ΔE 10.6 Olivedrab · ΔE 14.7 Dark green · ΔE 17.8 Medium seagreen · ΔE 29.7 Yellow green · ΔE 30

Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 8.73, clearly different but related

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#60178C

Analogous#7D8C17, #178C26

Triadic#17438C, #8C1743

Split complementary#26178C, #8C177D

Tetradic#177D8C, #60178C, #8C2617

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#ABEB84

Lighter +30%#8DE458

Lighter +20%#6FDC2D

Lighter +10%#58B81E

Darker −10%#2E6010

Darker −20%#193409

Darker −30%#040901

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3EA003

Less saturated −25%#48782B

Channel breakdown

R67

G140

B23

Red67 (26.3%)

Green140 (54.9%)

Blue23 (9%)

Hue97.44°

Saturation (HSL)71.78%

Lightness31.96%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 43 · G 8C · B 17

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