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Recognised as Colour

#256A2C

  • #256A2C
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sea green

#256A2C is a green with RGB values 37, 106, 44 and HSL 126°, 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 Sea green.

Colour values

#256A2C#256A2C
HEX#256A2C
RGBrgb(37, 106, 44)
RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.4157, 0.1725
RGB percentages14.5%, 41.6%, 17.3%
HSLhsl(126.1, 48.3%, 28%)
HSV / HSBhsv(126.1, 65.1%, 41.6%)
CMYK65.1%, 0%, 58.5%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,452,012
CSS custom property--colour: #256A2C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10883WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.61:1
Contrast with white6.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#DA95D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C6026no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#635A31no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Tritanopia#15675Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Sea green · ΔE 15.2Dark green · ΔE 16Dark olivegreen · ΔE 17.2Forest green · ΔE 24.6Olivedrab · ΔE 27.4Green · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourSea green (#2E8B57)ΔE 15.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6A2563
Analogous#416A25, #256A4F
Triadic#2C256A, #6A2C25
Split complementary#4E256A, #6A2541
Tetradic#25416A, #6A2563, #6A4F25

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#86D58E
Lighter +30%#60C86B
Lighter +20%#3FB64B
Lighter +10%#32903C
Darker −10%#18441C
Darker −20%#0B1E0D
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#137C1E
Less saturated −25%#37583A

Channel breakdown

R37
G106
B44
Red37 (14.5%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue44 (17.3%)
Hue126.09°
Saturation (HSL)48.25%
Lightness28.04%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 25 · G 6A · B 2C

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