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#17871D

#17871d ≈ Forest Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#17871d is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 52.94% green and 11.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.96% cyan, 0% magenta, 78.52% yellow and 47.06% black. Its hue angle is 123.21°, with 70.89% saturation and 30.98% 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 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Forest Green (#228b22), ΔE 1.6.

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Web safe#009933
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Relative luminance0.176

Complementary

  1. #17871d
  2. #871781

Split complementary

  1. #17871d
  2. #551787
  3. #871749

Analogous

  1. #498717
  2. #17871d
  3. #178755

Triadic

  1. #17871d
  2. #1d1787
  3. #871d17

Tetradic

  1. #17871d
  2. #178187
  3. #871781
  4. #871d17

Square

  1. #17871d
  2. #174987
  3. #871781
  4. #875517

Monochromatic

  1. #031104
  2. #0c460f
  3. #17871d
  4. #22c82b
  5. #55e25d

Shades

#17871d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #17871d
  2. #157a1a
  3. #126c17
  4. #105f14
  5. #0e5111
  6. #0c440f
  7. #09360c
  8. #072909
  9. #051b06
  10. #020e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#17871d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #17871d
  2. #2e9334
  3. #459f4a
  4. #5dab61
  5. #74b777
  6. #8bc38e
  7. #a2cfa5
  8. #b9dbbb
  9. #d1e7d2
  10. #e8f3e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#17871d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #17871d
  2. #228627
  3. #2c8631
  4. #37853b
  5. #418445
  6. #4c844f
  7. #568358
  8. #618262
  9. #6b816c
  10. #768176
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5d7c5d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8a7904 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e7129 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008373 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e7f11 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #647b25 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00855c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-17871d {
  color: #17871d;
}
Background
.bg-17871d {
  background-color: #17871d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-17871d {
  border: 2px solid #17871d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #17871d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 135 29;
  --color-primary-hsl: 123 71% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-17871d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #17871d, #178755);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-17871d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 135 29 / 0.35);
}

#228b22 Forest Green ΔE 1.60 #138808 India Green ΔE 1.73 #008000 Green ΔE 3.09 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 3.86 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 7.05 #568203 Avocado ΔE 8.51 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 9.70 #e878e2 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Forest Green
#17871d  rgb(23, 135, 29)  hsl(123, 71%, 31%)  Forest Green
#871781  rgb(135, 23, 129)  hsl(303, 71%, 31%)  Mardi Gras
#1d1787  rgb(29, 23, 135)  hsl(243, 71%, 31%)  Phthalo Blue
#871d17  rgb(135, 29, 23)  hsl(3, 71%, 31%)  Falu Red