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Colour

#159B3E

  • #159B3E
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#159B3E is a green with RGB values 21, 155, 62 and HSL 138°, 76%, 35%. 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

#159B3E#159B3E
HEX#159B3E
RGBrgb(21, 155, 62)
RGB (0–1)0.0824, 0.6078, 0.2431
RGB percentages8.2%, 60.8%, 24.3%
HSLhsl(138.4, 76.1%, 34.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(138.4, 86.5%, 60.8%)
CMYK86.5%, 0%, 60%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,415,998
CSS custom property--colour: #159B3E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2395WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.79:1
Contrast with white3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#EA64C1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9D8C34no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8F8246no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.3 from the original
Tritanopia#009787no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43 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 text5.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 9.2Green · ΔE 15Medium seagreen · ΔE 17.9Dark green · ΔE 22.5Sea green · ΔE 23.7Olivedrab · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 9.22, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9B1572
Analogous#2F9B15, #159B81
Triadic#3E159B, #9B3E15
Split complementary#81159B, #9B152F
Tetradic#152F9B, #9B1572, #9B8115

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8DEFAB
Lighter +30%#60E98A
Lighter +20%#33E369
Lighter +10%#1BC850
Darker −10%#0F6E2C
Darker −20%#09411A
Darker −30%#031408
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00B036
Less saturated −25%#2B8547

Channel breakdown

R21
G155
B62
Red21 (8.2%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue62 (24.3%)
Hue138.36°
Saturation (HSL)76.14%
Lightness34.51%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 15 · G 9B · B 3E

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