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Recognised as Colour

#248D40

  • #248D40
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#248D40 is a green with RGB values 36, 141, 64 and HSL 136°, 59%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#248D40#248D40
HEX#248D40
RGBrgb(36, 141, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.5529, 0.251
RGB percentages14.1%, 55.3%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(136, 59.3%, 34.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(136, 74.5%, 55.3%)
CMYK74.5%, 0%, 54.6%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,395,456
CSS custom property--colour: #248D40;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19795WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.96:1
Contrast with white4.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#DB72BF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8E8039no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#827846no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43 from the original
Tritanopia#008A7Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.23:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 12.9Sea green · ΔE 14.2Medium seagreen · ΔE 16Dark green · ΔE 18.3Green · ΔE 18.9Olivedrab · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 12.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8D2471
Analogous#3D8D24, #248D74
Triadic#40248D, #8D4024
Split complementary#74248D, #8D243D
Tetradic#243D8D, #8D2471, #8D7524

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#98E5AD
Lighter +30%#70DA8C
Lighter +20%#47D06C
Lighter +10%#2EB652
Darker −10%#1A642E
Darker −20%#0F3C1B
Darker −30%#051309
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0EA336
Less saturated −25%#3A774A

Channel breakdown

R36
G141
B64
Red36 (14.1%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue136°
Saturation (HSL)59.32%
Lightness34.71%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 24 · G 8D · B 40

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