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Recognised as Colour

#159D2A

  • #159D2A
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#159D2A is a green with RGB values 21, 157, 42 and HSL 129°, 76%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#159D2A#159D2A
HEX#159D2A
RGBrgb(21, 157, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.0824, 0.6157, 0.1647
RGB percentages8.2%, 61.6%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(129.3, 76.4%, 34.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(129.3, 86.6%, 61.6%)
CMYK86.6%, 0%, 73.2%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,416,490
CSS custom property--colour: #159D2A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24441WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.89:1
Contrast with white3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#EA62D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A08D16no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#928436no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.1 from the original
Tritanopia#009986no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 9.5Green · ΔE 11.5Limegreen · ΔE 23.6Dark green · ΔE 24.9Medium seagreen · ΔE 26.5Olivedrab · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 9.52, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9D1588
Analogous#449D15, #159D6E
Triadic#2A159D, #9D2A15
Split complementary#6E159D, #9D1544
Tetradic#15449D, #9D1588, #9D6E15

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8EF09D
Lighter +30%#61EA76
Lighter +20%#34E44F
Lighter +10%#1BCA36
Darker −10%#0F701E
Darker −20%#094312
Darker −30%#031606
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00B21B
Less saturated −25%#2B8739

Channel breakdown

R21
G157
B42
Red21 (8.2%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue129.26°
Saturation (HSL)76.4%
Lightness34.9%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 15 · G 9D · B 2A

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