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Recognised as Colour

#246C12

  • #246C12
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark green

#246C12 is a green with RGB values 36, 108, 18 and HSL 108°, 71%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark green.

Colour values

#246C12#246C12
HEX#246C12
RGBrgb(36, 108, 18)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.4235, 0.0706
RGB percentages14.1%, 42.4%, 7.1%
HSLhsl(108, 71.4%, 24.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(108, 83.3%, 42.4%)
CMYK66.7%, 0%, 83.3%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,386,962
CSS custom property--colour: #246C12;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11144WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.5:1
Contrast with white6.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#DB93ED

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6F6100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#665C1Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Tritanopia#19685Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark green · ΔE 5.7Forest green · ΔE 15.6Green · ΔE 17Olivedrab · ΔE 20.8Dark olivegreen · ΔE 22.8Sea green · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark green (#006400)ΔE 5.66, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5A126C
Analogous#516C12, #126C2D
Triadic#12246C, #6C1224
Split complementary#2D126C, #6C1251
Tetradic#12516C, #5A126C, #6C2D12

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7EE565
Lighter +30%#5ADE39
Lighter +20%#41C321
Lighter +10%#339819
Darker −10%#15400B
Darker −20%#071503
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1B7C02
Less saturated −25%#2D5C22

Channel breakdown

R36
G108
B18
Red36 (14.1%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue18 (7.1%)
Hue108°
Saturation (HSL)71.43%
Lightness24.71%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 24 · G 6C · B 12

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