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Recognised as Colour

#15A740

  • #15A740
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#15A740 is a green with RGB values 21, 167, 64 and HSL 138°, 78%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#15A740#15A740
HEX#15A740
RGBrgb(21, 167, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.0824, 0.6549, 0.251
RGB percentages8.2%, 65.5%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(137.7, 77.7%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(137.7, 87.4%, 65.5%)
CMYK87.4%, 0%, 61.7%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,419,072
CSS custom property--colour: #15A740;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28167WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.63:1
Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#EA58BF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A99735no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#9A8D49no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53 from the original
Tritanopia#00A391no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 12.4Green · ΔE 16.7Medium seagreen · ΔE 20.9Limegreen · ΔE 24.9Dark green · ΔE 27.6Light green · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 12.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A7157C
Analogous#33A715, #15A789
Triadic#4015A7, #A74015
Split complementary#8915A7, #A71533
Tetradic#1533A7, #A7157C, #A78915

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#96F2B1
Lighter +30%#69EC90
Lighter +20%#3CE66E
Lighter +10%#1BD451
Darker −10%#0F7A2F
Darker −20%#0A4C1D
Darker −30%#041F0C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00BC37
Less saturated −25%#2D904A

Channel breakdown

R21
G167
B64
Red21 (8.2%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue137.67°
Saturation (HSL)77.66%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 15 · G A7 · B 40

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