Colour

#256F2A

#256F2A
Green
Dark
Nearest: Dark green

#256F2A is a green with RGB values 37, 111, 42 and HSL 124°, 50%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark green.

Colour values

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HEX#256F2A

RGBrgb(37, 111, 42)

RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.4353, 0.1647

RGB percentages14.5%, 43.5%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(124.1, 50%, 29%)

HSV / HSBhsv(124.1, 66.7%, 43.5%)

CMYK66.7%, 0%, 62.2%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,453,290

CSS custom property--colour: #256F2A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11929WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness88.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.2:1

Contrast with white6.2:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A

Inverted#DA90D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#716523no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#685F30no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.7 from the original

Tritanopia#146C60no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark green · ΔE 12.9 Sea green · ΔE 15.4 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 19.1 Forest green · ΔE 20.4 Green · ΔE 23.8 Olivedrab · ΔE 24.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark green (#006400)ΔE 12.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#6F256A

Analogous#456F25, #256F4F

Triadic#2A256F, #6F2A25

Split complementary#4F256F, #6F2545

Tetradic#25456F, #6F256A, #6F4F25

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#89D88E

Lighter +30%#62CB69

Lighter +20%#3FBB47

Lighter +10%#329538

Darker −10%#18491C

Darker −20%#0C230D

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#13821A

Less saturated −25%#385D3A

Channel breakdown

R37

G111

B42

Red37 (14.5%)

Green111 (43.5%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue124.05°

Saturation (HSL)50%

Lightness29.02%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 25 · G 6F · B 2A

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