Recognised as Colour
#23A040
- #23A040
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Forest green
#23A040 is a green with RGB values 35, 160, 64 and HSL 134°, 64%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.
Colour values
#23A040#23A040
HEX#23A040
RGBrgb(35, 160, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.6275, 0.251
RGB percentages13.7%, 62.7%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(133.9, 64.1%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(133.9, 78.1%, 62.7%)
CMYK78.1%, 0%, 60%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,334,784
CSS custom property--colour: #23A040;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25869WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.17:1
Contrast with white3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#DC5FBF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A02383
Analogous#44A023, #23A07F
Triadic#4023A0, #A04023
Split complementary#7F23A0, #A02344
Tetradic#2344A0, #A02383, #A07F23
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R35
G160
B64
Red35 (13.7%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue133.92°
Saturation (HSL)64.1%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 23 · G A0 · B 40
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