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Recognised as Colour

#255B1D

  • #255B1D
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#255B1D is a green with RGB values 37, 91, 29 and HSL 112°, 52%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

#255B1D#255B1D
HEX#255B1D
RGBrgb(37, 91, 29)
RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.3569, 0.1137
RGB percentages14.5%, 35.7%, 11.4%
HSLhsl(112.3, 51.7%, 23.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(112.3, 68.1%, 35.7%)
CMYK59.3%, 0%, 68.1%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,448,157
CSS custom property--colour: #255B1D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07964WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness73.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.1:1
Contrast with white8.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#DAA4E2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5D5316no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#564E22no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original
Tritanopia#1E584Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 15Dark green · ΔE 17.4Sea green · ΔE 21.7Olivedrab · ΔE 29Forest green · ΔE 29.2Green · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#531D5B
Analogous#445B1D, #1D5B34
Triadic#1D255B, #5B1D25
Split complementary#341D5B, #5B1D44
Tetradic#1D445B, #531D5B, #5B341D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7ED272
Lighter +30%#5BC64B
Lighter +20%#44A836
Lighter +10%#358229
Darker −10%#153411
Darker −20%#060E04
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1A6A0E
Less saturated −25%#304C2C

Channel breakdown

R37
G91
B29
Red37 (14.5%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue29 (11.4%)
Hue112.26°
Saturation (HSL)51.67%
Lightness23.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 25 · G 5B · B 1D

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