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Recognised as Colour

#83AE17

  • #83AE17
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#83AE17 is a green with RGB values 131, 174, 23 and HSL 77°, 77%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#83AE17#83AE17
HEX#83AE17
RGBrgb(131, 174, 23)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.6824, 0.0902
RGB percentages51.4%, 68.2%, 9%
HSLhsl(77.1, 76.6%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(77.1, 86.8%, 68.2%)
CMYK24.7%, 0%, 86.8%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,629,783
CSS custom property--colour: #83AE17;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35159WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.03:1
Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#7C51E8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B8A200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B29F2Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Tritanopia#89A594no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 11.7Olivedrab · ΔE 19Olive · ΔE 26.3Forest green · ΔE 28.8Green · ΔE 29.9Limegreen · ΔE 33.9
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 11.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4217AE
Analogous#AE8E17, #37AE17
Triadic#1783AE, #AE1783
Split complementary#1737AE, #8E17AE
Tetradic#17AE8E, #4217AE, #AE1737

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DAF29F
Lighter +30%#C9EC72
Lighter +20%#B8E645
Lighter +10%#A5DB1D
Darker −10%#618111
Darker −20%#3F540B
Darker −30%#1D2705
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8DC500
Less saturated −25%#789530

Channel breakdown

R131
G174
B23
Red131 (51.4%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue23 (9%)
Hue77.09°
Saturation (HSL)76.65%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 83 · G AE · B 17

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