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Recognised as Colour

#238C15

  • #238C15
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#238C15 is a green with RGB values 35, 140, 21 and HSL 113°, 74%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#238C15#238C15
HEX#238C15
RGBrgb(35, 140, 21)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.549, 0.0824
RGB percentages13.7%, 54.9%, 8.2%
HSLhsl(112.9, 73.9%, 31.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(112.9, 85%, 54.9%)
CMYK75%, 0%, 85%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,329,621
CSS custom property--colour: #238C15;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19168WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.83:1
Contrast with white4.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#DC73EA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#907E00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#847625no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.6 from the original
Tritanopia#008777no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.34:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 4.7Green · ΔE 4.8Dark green · ΔE 18.1Olivedrab · ΔE 22.7Medium seagreen · ΔE 29.2Limegreen · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 4.66, a close match
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7E158C
Analogous#5F8C15, #158C43
Triadic#15238C, #8C1523
Split complementary#43158C, #8C155E
Tetradic#155E8C, #7E158C, #8C4315

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8EEC81
Lighter +30%#66E555
Lighter +20%#3EDF28
Lighter +10%#2EB81C
Darker −10%#18600E
Darker −20%#0D3308
Darker −30%#020701
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#14A001
Less saturated −25%#327829

Channel breakdown

R35
G140
B21
Red35 (13.7%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue21 (8.2%)
Hue112.94°
Saturation (HSL)73.91%
Lightness31.57%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 23 · G 8C · B 15

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