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Colour

#256A27

  • #256A27
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark green

#256A27 is a green with RGB values 37, 106, 39 and HSL 122°, 48%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark green.

Colour values

#256A27#256A27
HEX#256A27
RGBrgb(37, 106, 39)
RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.4157, 0.1529
RGB percentages14.5%, 41.6%, 15.3%
HSLhsl(121.7, 48.3%, 28%)
HSV / HSBhsv(121.7, 65.1%, 41.6%)
CMYK65.1%, 0%, 63.2%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,452,007
CSS custom property--colour: #256A27;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10848WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.63:1
Contrast with white6.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#DA95D8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C6020no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#645A2Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original
Tritanopia#17675Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark green · ΔE 13.6Sea green · ΔE 16.6Dark olivegreen · ΔE 17.7Forest green · ΔE 22.5Green · ΔE 25.6Olivedrab · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark green (#006400)ΔE 13.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6A2568
Analogous#456A25, #256A4A
Triadic#27256A, #6A2725
Split complementary#4A256A, #6A2546
Tetradic#25466A, #6A2568, #6A4A25

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#86D588
Lighter +30%#60C863
Lighter +20%#3FB643
Lighter +10%#329035
Darker −10%#184419
Darker −20%#0B1E0B
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#137C16
Less saturated −25%#375838

Channel breakdown

R37
G106
B39
Red37 (14.5%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue39 (15.3%)
Hue121.74°
Saturation (HSL)48.25%
Lightness28.04%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 25 · G 6A · B 27

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