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#17400A

#17400a ≈ British Racing Green

  • green
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#17400a 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, 25.1% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.06% cyan, 0% magenta, 84.38% yellow and 74.9% black. Its hue angle is 105.56°, with 72.97% saturation and 14.51% 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 11.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is British Racing Green (#004225), ΔE 7.95.

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Relative luminance0.0387

Complementary

  1. #17400a
  2. #330a40

Split complementary

  1. #17400a
  2. #180a40
  3. #400a32

Analogous

  1. #32400a
  2. #17400a
  3. #0a4018

Triadic

  1. #17400a
  2. #0a1740
  3. #400a17

Tetradic

  1. #17400a
  2. #0a4033
  3. #330a40
  4. #400a17

Square

  1. #17400a
  2. #0a3240
  3. #330a40
  4. #40180a

Monochromatic

  1. #061203
  2. #061203
  3. #17400a
  4. #2f8214
  5. #47c41f

Shades

#17400a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #17400a
  2. #153a09
  3. #123308
  4. #102d07
  5. #0e2606
  6. #0c2005
  7. #091a04
  8. #071303
  9. #050d02
  10. #020601
  11. #000000

Tints

#17400a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #17400a
  2. #2e5323
  3. #45663b
  4. #5d7954
  5. #748c6c
  6. #8ba085
  7. #a2b39d
  8. #b9c6b6
  9. #d1d9ce
  10. #e8ece7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#17400a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #17400a
  2. #224616
  3. #2c4d22
  4. #37532d
  5. #415a39
  6. #4c6045
  7. #566651
  8. #616d5d
  9. #6b7368
  10. #767a74
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #373737 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2d3b2b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #423902 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d3610 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #133e36 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #353c05 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #323a0e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #143f2a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-17400a {
  color: #17400a;
}
Background
.bg-17400a {
  background-color: #17400a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-17400a {
  border: 2px solid #17400a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #17400a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 64 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 106 73% 15%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-17400a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #17400a, #0a4018);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-17400a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 64 10 / 0.35);
}

#004225 British Racing Green ΔE 7.95 #195905 Lincoln Green ΔE 8.56 #123524 Phthalo Green ΔE 11.07 #355e3b Hunter Green ΔE 11.37 #4b5320 Army Green ΔE 11.50 #006400 Dark Green ΔE 12.36 #006600 Pakistan Green ΔE 12.98 #e8bff5 Inverted #373737 Grayscale 

British Racing Green
#17400a  rgb(23, 64, 10)  hsl(106, 73%, 15%)  British Racing Green
#330a40  rgb(51, 10, 64)  hsl(286, 73%, 15%)  Persian Indigo
#0a1740  rgb(10, 23, 64)  hsl(226, 73%, 15%)  Oxford Blue
#400a17  rgb(64, 10, 23)  hsl(346, 73%, 15%)  Caput Mortuum