Recognised as Colour

#159F00

#159F00
Green
Dark
Nearest: Green

#159F00 is a green with RGB values 21, 159, 0 and HSL 112°, 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 Green.

Colour values

#159F00#159F00

HEX#159F00

RGBrgb(21, 159, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.0824, 0.6235, 0

RGB percentages8.2%, 62.4%, 0%

HSLhsl(112.1, 100%, 31.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(112.1, 100%, 62.4%)

CMYK86.8%, 0%, 100%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,416,960

CSS custom property--colour: #159F00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24956WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness122.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.99:1

Contrast with white3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.99:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#767676

Inverted#EA60FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A38F00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#958520no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.4 from the original

Tritanopia#009A86no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green · ΔE 15.7 Limegreen · ΔE 17.7 Forest green · ΔE 17.8 Yellow green · ΔE 29.8 Dark green · ΔE 31 Olivedrab · ΔE 32.3

Nearest named CSS colourGreen (#008000)ΔE 15.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8A009F

Analogous#649F00, #009F3B

Triadic#00159F, #9F0015

Split complementary#3B009F, #9F0064

Tetradic#00649F, #8A009F, #9F3B00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#7FFF6C

Lighter +30%#53FF39

Lighter +20%#27FF06

Lighter +10%#1CD200

Darker −10%#0E6C00

Darker −20%#083900

Darker −30%#010600

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#159F00

Less saturated −25%#248B14

Channel breakdown

R21

G159

Red21 (8.2%)

Green159 (62.4%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue112.08°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness31.18%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 15 · G 9F · B 00

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