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#17822B

#17822b ≈ Forest Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#17822b is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 50.98% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.31% cyan, 0% magenta, 66.92% yellow and 49.02% black. Its hue angle is 131.21°, with 69.93% saturation and 30% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Forest Green (#228b22), ΔE 3.99.

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Web safe#009933
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Relative luminance0.1632

Complementary

  1. #17822b
  2. #82176e

Split complementary

  1. #17822b
  2. #601782
  3. #821739

Analogous

  1. #398217
  2. #17822b
  3. #178260

Triadic

  1. #17822b
  2. #2b1782
  3. #822b17

Tetradic

  1. #17822b
  2. #176e82
  3. #82176e
  4. #822b17

Square

  1. #17822b
  2. #173982
  3. #82176e
  4. #826017

Monochromatic

  1. #031106
  2. #0c4115
  3. #17822b
  4. #23c340
  5. #52e06c

Shades

#17822b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #17822b
  2. #157527
  3. #126822
  4. #105b1e
  5. #0e4e1a
  6. #0c4116
  7. #093411
  8. #07270d
  9. #051a09
  10. #020d04
  11. #000000

Tints

#17822b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #17822b
  2. #2e8f40
  3. #459b55
  4. #5da86b
  5. #74b480
  6. #8bc195
  7. #a2cdaa
  8. #b9dabf
  9. #d1e6d5
  10. #e8f3ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#17822b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #17822b
  2. #228234
  3. #2c823c
  4. #378145
  5. #41814d
  6. #4c8156
  7. #56815e
  8. #618167
  9. #6b806f
  10. #768078
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a785c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #847520 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #796d33 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007f70 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #697b25 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #607630 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00805c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-17822b {
  color: #17822b;
}
Background
.bg-17822b {
  background-color: #17822b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-17822b {
  border: 2px solid #17822b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #17822b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 130 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 131 70% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-17822b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #17822b, #178260);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-17822b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 130 43 / 0.35);
}

#228b22 Forest Green ΔE 3.99 #008000 Green ΔE 4.02 #138808 India Green ΔE 4.50 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 6.68 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 6.93 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 8.02 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 8.13 #e87dd4 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Forest Green
#17822b  rgb(23, 130, 43)  hsl(131, 70%, 30%)  Forest Green
#82176e  rgb(130, 23, 110)  hsl(311, 70%, 30%)  Byzantium
#2b1782  rgb(43, 23, 130)  hsl(251, 70%, 30%)  Persian Indigo
#822b17  rgb(130, 43, 23)  hsl(11, 70%, 30%)  Kobe