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#17C656

#17c656 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#17c656 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 77.65% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.38% cyan, 0% magenta, 56.57% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 141.6°, with 79.19% saturation and 43.33% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 5.17.

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Web safe#00cc66
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Relative luminance0.4124

Complementary

  1. #17c656
  2. #c61787

Split complementary

  1. #17c656
  2. #ad17c6
  3. #c6172f

Analogous

  1. #2fc617
  2. #17c656
  3. #17c6ad

Triadic

  1. #17c656
  2. #5617c6
  3. #c65617

Tetradic

  1. #17c656
  2. #1787c6
  3. #c61787
  4. #c65617

Square

  1. #17c656
  2. #172fc6
  3. #c61787
  4. #c6ad17

Monochromatic

  1. #073d1a
  2. #0f8138
  3. #17c656
  4. #41e97d
  5. #85f1ac

Shades

#17c656 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #17c656
  2. #15b24d
  3. #129e45
  4. #108b3c
  5. #0e7734
  6. #0c632b
  7. #094f22
  8. #073b1a
  9. #052811
  10. #021409
  11. #000000

Tints

#17c656 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #17c656
  2. #2ecc67
  3. #45d178
  4. #5dd789
  5. #74dd9a
  6. #8be3ab
  7. #a2e8bb
  8. #b9eecc
  9. #d1f4dd
  10. #e8f9ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#17c656 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #17c656
  2. #22bf5a
  3. #2cb85e
  4. #37b163
  5. #41aa67
  6. #4ca36b
  7. #569c6f
  8. #619573
  9. #6b8e78
  10. #76877c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #89b791 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8b44b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6a75f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c2ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a0bb50 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #91b45b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c492 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-17c656 {
  color: #17c656;
}
Background
.bg-17c656 {
  background-color: #17c656;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-17c656 {
  border: 2px solid #17c656;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #17c656;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 198 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 142 79% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-17c656 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #17c656, #17c6ad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-17c656 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 198 86 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 5.17 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 5.29 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 5.35 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.48 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.73 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 8.15 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 8.17 #e839a9 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Emerald
#17c656  rgb(23, 198, 86)  hsl(142, 79%, 43%)  Emerald
#c61787  rgb(198, 23, 135)  hsl(322, 79%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red
#5617c6  rgb(86, 23, 198)  hsl(262, 79%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#c65617  rgb(198, 86, 23)  hsl(22, 79%, 43%)  Burnt Orange