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#164717

#164717 ≈ British Racing Green

  • green
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#164717 is a color from the green family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 27.84% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.01% cyan, 0% magenta, 67.61% yellow and 72.16% black. Its hue angle is 121.22°, with 52.69% saturation and 18.24% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is British Racing Green (#004225), ΔE 6.17.

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Web safe#003300
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Relative luminance0.0474

Complementary

  1. #164717
  2. #471646

Split complementary

  1. #164717
  2. #301647
  3. #47162e

Analogous

  1. #2e4716
  2. #164717
  3. #164730

Triadic

  1. #164717
  2. #171647
  3. #471716

Tetradic

  1. #164717
  2. #164647
  3. #471646
  4. #471716

Square

  1. #164717
  2. #162e47
  3. #471646
  4. #473016

Monochromatic

  1. #051005
  2. #051005
  3. #164717
  4. #28812a
  5. #3abc3d

Shades

#164717 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #164717
  2. #144015
  3. #123912
  4. #0f3210
  5. #0d2b0e
  6. #0b240c
  7. #091c09
  8. #071507
  9. #040e05
  10. #020702
  11. #000000

Tints

#164717 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #164717
  2. #2d592e
  3. #456c45
  4. #5c7e5d
  5. #739174
  6. #8ba38b
  7. #a2b5a2
  8. #b9c8b9
  9. #d0dad1
  10. #e8ede8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#164717 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #164717
  2. #214d22
  3. #2b522c
  4. #365837
  5. #405e41
  6. #4b644c
  7. #566956
  8. #606f61
  9. #6b756b
  10. #757a76
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3d3d3d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #324132 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #494012 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #423c1b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0c453d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3a4314 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #364119 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #114631 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-164717 {
  color: #164717;
}
Background
.bg-164717 {
  background-color: #164717;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-164717 {
  border: 2px solid #164717;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #164717;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 71 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 121 53% 18%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-164717 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #164717, #164730);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-164717 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 71 23 / 0.35);
}

#004225 British Racing Green ΔE 6.17 #195905 Lincoln Green ΔE 7.63 #355e3b Hunter Green ΔE 8.93 #123524 Phthalo Green ΔE 10.58 #006400 Dark Green ΔE 11.10 #006600 Pakistan Green ΔE 11.69 #4b5320 Army Green ΔE 11.72 #e9b8e8 Inverted #3d3d3d Grayscale 

British Racing Green
#164717  rgb(22, 71, 23)  hsl(121, 53%, 18%)  British Racing Green
#471646  rgb(71, 22, 70)  hsl(301, 53%, 18%)  Byzantium
#171647  rgb(23, 22, 71)  hsl(241, 53%, 18%)  Oxford Blue
#471716  rgb(71, 23, 22)  hsl(1, 53%, 18%)  Caput Mortuum