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Recognised as Colour

#1CA23E

  • #1CA23E
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#1CA23E is a green with RGB values 28, 162, 62 and HSL 135°, 71%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#1CA23E#1CA23E
HEX#1CA23E
RGBrgb(28, 162, 62)
RGB (0–1)0.1098, 0.6353, 0.2431
RGB percentages11%, 63.5%, 24.3%
HSLhsl(135.2, 70.5%, 37.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(135.2, 82.7%, 63.5%)
CMYK82.7%, 0%, 61.7%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,876,542
CSS custom property--colour: #1CA23E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26435WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.29:1
Contrast with white3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#E35DC1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A49333no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#968946no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51 from the original
Tritanopia#009E8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 10.2Green · ΔE 15.2Medium seagreen · ΔE 19.8Dark green · ΔE 25.2Limegreen · ΔE 27.2Sea green · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 10.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A21C80
Analogous#3DA21C, #1CA281
Triadic#3E1CA2, #A23E1C
Split complementary#811CA2, #A21C3D
Tetradic#1C3DA2, #A21C80, #A2811C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9CEEB1
Lighter +30%#71E68E
Lighter +20%#45DF6C
Lighter +10%#24CD4F
Darker −10%#14772D
Darker −20%#0D4B1D
Darker −30%#05200C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#04BA32
Less saturated −25%#348A4A

Channel breakdown

R28
G162
B62
Red28 (11%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue62 (24.3%)
Hue135.22°
Saturation (HSL)70.53%
Lightness37.25%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 1C · G A2 · B 3E

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