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Recognised as Colour

#009F2B

  • #009F2B
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#009F2B is a green with RGB values 0, 159, 43 and HSL 136°, 100%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#009F2B#009F2B
HEX#009F2B
RGBrgb(0, 159, 43)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.6235, 0.1686
RGB percentages0%, 62.4%, 16.9%
HSLhsl(136.2, 100%, 31.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(136.2, 100%, 62.4%)
CMYK100%, 0%, 73%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer40,747
CSS custom property--colour: #009F2B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24971WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.99:1
Contrast with white3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#FF60D4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A28F17no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#938537no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.9 from the original
Tritanopia#009B88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 11.3Green · ΔE 12.8Limegreen · ΔE 22.3Dark green · ΔE 26.4Medium seagreen · ΔE 27.1Olivedrab · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 11.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9F0074
Analogous#249F00, #009F7B
Triadic#2B009F, #9F2B00
Split complementary#7B009F, #9F0024
Tetradic#00249F, #9F0074, #9F7B00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#6CFF94
Lighter +30%#39FF6F
Lighter +20%#06FF49
Lighter +10%#00D239
Darker −10%#006C1D
Darker −20%#00390F
Darker −30%#000602
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#009F2B
Less saturated −25%#148B34

Channel breakdown

R0
G159
B43
Red0 (0%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue43 (16.9%)
Hue136.23°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness31.18%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 00 · G 9F · B 2B

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