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Colour

#255F2E

  • #255F2E
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#255F2E is a green with RGB values 37, 95, 46 and HSL 129°, 44%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

#255F2E#255F2E
HEX#255F2E
RGBrgb(37, 95, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.3725, 0.1804
RGB percentages14.5%, 37.3%, 18%
HSLhsl(129.3, 43.9%, 25.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(129.3, 61.1%, 37.3%)
CMYK61.1%, 0%, 51.6%, 62.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,449,198
CSS custom property--colour: #255F2E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08775WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.62:1
Contrast with white7.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#DAA0D1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#60572Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original
Deuteranopia#595231no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Tritanopia#195D53no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 15.8Sea green · ΔE 18.6Dark green · ΔE 23.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.5Forest green · ΔE 33.1Olivedrab · ΔE 33.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 15.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5F2556
Analogous#395F25, #255F4B
Triadic#2E255F, #5F2E25
Split complementary#4B255F, #5F2539
Tetradic#25395F, #5F2556, #5F4B25

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#82CE8E
Lighter +30%#5DC06C
Lighter +20%#42A852
Lighter +10%#338440
Darker −10%#173A1C
Darker −20%#08160A
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#157023
Less saturated −25%#364F39

Channel breakdown

R37
G95
B46
Red37 (14.5%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue129.31°
Saturation (HSL)43.94%
Lightness25.88%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 25 · G 5F · B 2E

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