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#173C19

#173c19 ≈ British Racing Green

  • green
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#173c19 is a color from the green family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 23.53% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 58.33% yellow and 76.47% black. Its hue angle is 123.24°, with 44.58% saturation and 16.27% 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 12.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is British Racing Green (#004225), ΔE 4.74.

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Relative luminance0.0348

Complementary

  1. #173c19
  2. #3c173a

Split complementary

  1. #173c19
  2. #2b173c
  3. #3c1727

Analogous

  1. #273c17
  2. #173c19
  3. #173c2b

Triadic

  1. #173c19
  2. #19173c
  3. #3c1917

Tetradic

  1. #173c19
  2. #173a3c
  3. #3c173a
  4. #3c1917

Square

  1. #173c19
  2. #17273c
  3. #3c173a
  4. #3c2b17

Monochromatic

  1. #060f06
  2. #060f06
  3. #173c19
  4. #2c7330
  5. #41ab47

Shades

#173c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #173c19
  2. #153617
  3. #123014
  4. #102a12
  5. #0e240f
  6. #0c1e0d
  7. #09180a
  8. #071208
  9. #050c05
  10. #020603
  11. #000000

Tints

#173c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #173c19
  2. #2e5030
  3. #456347
  4. #5d775e
  5. #748a75
  6. #8b9e8c
  7. #a2b1a3
  8. #b9c5ba
  9. #d1d8d1
  10. #e8ece8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#173c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #173c19
  2. #224323
  3. #2c4a2e
  4. #375038
  5. #415742
  6. #4c5e4d
  7. #566557
  8. #616c61
  9. #6b726b
  10. #767976
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #343434 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2b382c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3d3616 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #38331b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #113a34 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #323917 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2e371b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #143b2b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-173c19 {
  color: #173c19;
}
Background
.bg-173c19 {
  background-color: #173c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-173c19 {
  border: 2px solid #173c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #173c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 60 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 123 45% 16%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-173c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #173c19, #173c2b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-173c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 60 25 / 0.35);
}

#004225 British Racing Green ΔE 4.74 #123524 Phthalo Green ΔE 6.56 #355e3b Hunter Green ΔE 10.97 #195905 Lincoln Green ΔE 11.98 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 12.12 #4b5320 Army Green ΔE 13.16 #006b3c Cadmium Green ΔE 15.36 #e8c3e6 Inverted #343434 Grayscale 

British Racing Green
#173c19  rgb(23, 60, 25)  hsl(123, 45%, 16%)  British Racing Green
#3c173a  rgb(60, 23, 58)  hsl(303, 45%, 16%)  Tyrian Purple
#19173c  rgb(25, 23, 60)  hsl(243, 45%, 16%)  Oxford Blue
#3c1917  rgb(60, 25, 23)  hsl(3, 45%, 16%)  Caput Mortuum