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#17512E

#17512e ≈ British Racing Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#17512e is a color from the green family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 31.76% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.6% cyan, 0% magenta, 43.21% yellow and 68.24% black. Its hue angle is 143.79°, with 55.77% saturation and 20.39% 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 9.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is British Racing Green (#004225), ΔE 4.96.

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Web safe#006633
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Relative luminance0.0626

Complementary

  1. #17512e
  2. #51173a

Split complementary

  1. #17512e
  2. #4b1751
  3. #51171d

Analogous

  1. #1d5117
  2. #17512e
  3. #17514b

Triadic

  1. #17512e
  2. #2e1751
  3. #512e17

Tetradic

  1. #17512e
  2. #173a51
  3. #51173a
  4. #512e17

Square

  1. #17512e
  2. #171d51
  3. #51173a
  4. #514b17

Monochromatic

  1. #051009
  2. #06150c
  3. #17512e
  4. #288d50
  5. #3ac772

Shades

#17512e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #17512e
  2. #154929
  3. #124125
  4. #103920
  5. #0e311c
  6. #0c2917
  7. #092012
  8. #07180e
  9. #051009
  10. #020805
  11. #000000

Tints

#17512e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #17512e
  2. #2e6243
  3. #457458
  4. #5d856d
  5. #749782
  6. #8ba897
  7. #a2b9ab
  8. #b9cbc0
  9. #d1dcd5
  10. #e8eeea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#17512e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #17512e
  2. #225636
  3. #2c5a3e
  4. #375f47
  5. #41644f
  6. #4c6957
  7. #566d5f
  8. #617267
  9. #6b7770
  10. #767b78
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #394b3e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #514a2c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4a4530 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005048 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #414d2d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3b4a2f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0a503f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-17512e {
  color: #17512e;
}
Background
.bg-17512e {
  background-color: #17512e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-17512e {
  border: 2px solid #17512e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #17512e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 81 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 144 56% 20%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-17512e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #17512e, #17514b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-17512e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 81 46 / 0.35);
}

#004225 British Racing Green ΔE 4.96 #355e3b Hunter Green ΔE 5.52 #006b3c Cadmium Green ΔE 8.72 #195905 Lincoln Green ΔE 9.82 #123524 Phthalo Green ΔE 10.19 #006400 Dark Green ΔE 12.07 #006600 Pakistan Green ΔE 12.50 #e8aed1 Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

British Racing Green
#17512e  rgb(23, 81, 46)  hsl(144, 56%, 20%)  British Racing Green
#51173a  rgb(81, 23, 58)  hsl(324, 56%, 20%)  Tyrian Purple
#2e1751  rgb(46, 23, 81)  hsl(264, 56%, 20%)  Midnight Blue
#512e17  rgb(81, 46, 23)  hsl(24, 56%, 20%)  Bistre