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Recognised as Colour

#1C9940

  • #1C9940
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#1C9940 is a green with RGB values 28, 153, 64 and HSL 137°, 69%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#1C9940#1C9940
HEX#1C9940
RGBrgb(28, 153, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.1098, 0.6, 0.251
RGB percentages11%, 60%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(137.3, 69.1%, 35.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(137.3, 81.7%, 60%)
CMYK81.7%, 0%, 58.2%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,874,240
CSS custom property--colour: #1C9940;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.234WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.68:1
Contrast with white3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#E366BF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9B8B37no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8D8147no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.3 from the original
Tritanopia#009685no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 9.6Green · ΔE 15.8Medium seagreen · ΔE 16.5Sea green · ΔE 21.3Dark green · ΔE 21.6Olivedrab · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 9.55, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#991C75
Analogous#36991C, #1C997E
Triadic#401C99, #99401C
Split complementary#7E1C99, #991C37
Tetradic#1C3799, #991C75, #997F1C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#95ECAE
Lighter +30%#6AE48D
Lighter +20%#3FDC6C
Lighter +10%#24C452
Darker −10%#146E2E
Darker −20%#0C431C
Darker −30%#04180A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#05B036
Less saturated −25%#33824A

Channel breakdown

R28
G153
B64
Red28 (11%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue137.28°
Saturation (HSL)69.06%
Lightness35.49%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 1C · G 99 · B 40

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