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Recognised as Colour

#246C27

  • #246C27
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark green

#246C27 is a green with RGB values 36, 108, 39 and HSL 122°, 50%, 28%. 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

#246C27#246C27
HEX#246C27
RGBrgb(36, 108, 39)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.4235, 0.1529
RGB percentages14.1%, 42.4%, 15.3%
HSLhsl(122.5, 50%, 28.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(122.5, 66.7%, 42.4%)
CMYK66.7%, 0%, 63.9%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,386,983
CSS custom property--colour: #246C27;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11247WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.46:1
Contrast with white6.46:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#DB93D8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E621Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#655C2Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.2 from the original
Tritanopia#14695Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark green · ΔE 12.6Sea green · ΔE 16.4Dark olivegreen · ΔE 18.7Forest green · ΔE 21.1Green · ΔE 24.2Olivedrab · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark green (#006400)ΔE 12.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6C2469
Analogous#456C24, #246C4B
Triadic#27246C, #6C2724
Split complementary#4B246C, #6C2445
Tetradic#24456C, #6C2469, #6C4B24

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#86D789
Lighter +30%#5FCA64
Lighter +20%#3EB943
Lighter +10%#319235
Darker −10%#174619
Darker −20%#0A1F0B
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#127E16
Less saturated −25%#365A37

Channel breakdown

R36
G108
B39
Red36 (14.1%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue39 (15.3%)
Hue122.5°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness28.24%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 24 · G 6C · B 27

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