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#175232

#175232 ≈ British Racing Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#175232 is a color from the green family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 32.16% green and 19.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.95% cyan, 0% magenta, 39.02% yellow and 67.84% black. Its hue angle is 147.46°, with 56.19% saturation and 20.59% 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 9.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is British Racing Green (#004225), ΔE 5.08.

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Web safe#006633
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Relative luminance0.0645

Complementary

  1. #175232
  2. #521737

Split complementary

  1. #175232
  2. #501752
  3. #52171a

Analogous

  1. #1a5217
  2. #175232
  3. #175250

Triadic

  1. #175232
  2. #321752
  3. #523217

Tetradic

  1. #175232
  2. #173752
  3. #521737
  4. #523217

Square

  1. #175232
  2. #171a52
  3. #521737
  4. #525017

Monochromatic

  1. #04100a
  2. #06160e
  3. #175232
  4. #288e56
  5. #3ac87b

Shades

#175232 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175232
  2. #154a2d
  3. #124228
  4. #103923
  5. #0e311e
  6. #0c2919
  7. #092114
  8. #07190f
  9. #05100a
  10. #020805
  11. #000000

Tints

#175232 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175232
  2. #2e6347
  3. #45755b
  4. #5d8670
  5. #749784
  6. #8ba999
  7. #a2baad
  8. #b9cbc2
  9. #d1dcd6
  10. #e8eeeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175232 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175232
  2. #22573a
  3. #2c5b42
  4. #376049
  5. #416451
  6. #4c6959
  7. #566e61
  8. #617269
  9. #6b7770
  10. #767b78
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a4c40 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #524b30 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4a4634 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00514a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #414e31 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3c4b33 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #085141 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175232 {
  color: #175232;
}
Background
.bg-175232 {
  background-color: #175232;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175232 {
  border: 2px solid #175232;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175232;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 82 50;
  --color-primary-hsl: 147 56% 21%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175232 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175232, #175250);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175232 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 82 50 / 0.35);
}

#004225 British Racing Green ΔE 5.08 #355e3b Hunter Green ΔE 5.42 #006b3c Cadmium Green ΔE 8.65 #123524 Phthalo Green ΔE 10.08 #195905 Lincoln Green ΔE 10.73 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 12.67 #006400 Dark Green ΔE 12.80 #e8adcd Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

British Racing Green
#175232  rgb(23, 82, 50)  hsl(147, 56%, 21%)  British Racing Green
#521737  rgb(82, 23, 55)  hsl(327, 56%, 21%)  Tyrian Purple
#321752  rgb(50, 23, 82)  hsl(267, 56%, 21%)  Midnight Blue
#523217  rgb(82, 50, 23)  hsl(27, 56%, 21%)  Bistre