Recognised as Colour
#257A11
- #257A11
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Forest green
#257A11 is a green with RGB values 37, 122, 17 and HSL 109°, 76%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.
Colour values
#257A11#257A11
HEX#257A11
RGBrgb(37, 122, 17)
RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.4784, 0.0667
RGB percentages14.5%, 47.8%, 6.7%
HSLhsl(108.6, 75.5%, 27.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(108.6, 86.1%, 47.8%)
CMYK69.7%, 0%, 86.1%, 52.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,456,081
CSS custom property--colour: #257A11;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.14353WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.43:1
Contrast with white5.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#DA85EE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#66117A
Analogous#5A7A11, #117A31
Triadic#11257A, #7A1125
Split complementary#31117A, #7A115A
Tetradic#115A7A, #66117A, #7A3111
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R37
G122
B17
Red37 (14.5%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue17 (6.7%)
Hue108.57°
Saturation (HSL)75.54%
Lightness27.25%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 25 · G 7A · B 11
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