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Recognised as Colour

#009717

  • #009717
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Green

#009717 is a green with RGB values 0, 151, 23 and HSL 129°, 100%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Green.

Colour values

#009717#009717
HEX#009717
RGBrgb(0, 151, 23)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.5922, 0.0902
RGB percentages0%, 59.2%, 9%
HSLhsl(129.1, 100%, 29.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(129.1, 100%, 59.2%)
CMYK100%, 0%, 84.8%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer38,679
CSS custom property--colour: #009717;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22195WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.44:1
Contrast with white3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#FF68E8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9A8700no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#8D7E28no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.2 from the original
Tritanopia#009280no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green · ΔE 10.1Forest green · ΔE 11.1Limegreen · ΔE 22.8Dark green · ΔE 25Olivedrab · ΔE 29.3Medium seagreen · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourGreen (#008000)ΔE 10.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#970080
Analogous#359700, #009762
Triadic#170097, #971700
Split complementary#620097, #970035
Tetradic#003597, #970080, #976200

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#64FF7C
Lighter +30%#31FF50
Lighter +20%#00FD27
Lighter +10%#00CA1F
Darker −10%#00640F
Darker −20%#003107
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#009717
Less saturated −25%#138424

Channel breakdown

R0
G151
B23
Red0 (0%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue23 (9%)
Hue129.14°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness29.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 00 · G 97 · B 17

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