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Colour

#009C21

  • #009C21
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#009C21 is a green with RGB values 0, 156, 33 and HSL 133°, 100%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#009C21#009C21
HEX#009C21
RGBrgb(0, 156, 33)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.6118, 0.1294
RGB percentages0%, 61.2%, 12.9%
HSLhsl(132.7, 100%, 30.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(132.7, 100%, 61.2%)
CMYK100%, 0%, 78.8%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer39,969
CSS custom property--colour: #009C21;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23887WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.78:1
Contrast with white3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#FF63DE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9F8C00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#918230no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.2 from the original
Tritanopia#009785no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 11.6Green · ΔE 11.8Limegreen · ΔE 21.8Dark green · ΔE 26.2Medium seagreen · ΔE 29.6Olivedrab · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 11.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9C007B
Analogous#2D9C00, #009C6F
Triadic#21009C, #9C2100
Split complementary#6F009C, #9C002D
Tetradic#002D9C, #9C007B, #9C6F00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#69FF89
Lighter +30%#36FF61
Lighter +20%#03FF38
Lighter +10%#00CF2C
Darker −10%#006916
Darker −20%#00360B
Darker −30%#000301
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#009C21
Less saturated −25%#14892C

Channel breakdown

R0
G156
B33
Red0 (0%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue33 (12.9%)
Hue132.69°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness30.59%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 00 · G 9C · B 21

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