Recognised as Colour
#259A3A
- #259A3A
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Forest green
#259A3A is a green with RGB values 37, 154, 58 and HSL 131°, 61%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.
Colour values
#259A3A#259A3A
HEX#259A3A
RGBrgb(37, 154, 58)
RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.6039, 0.2275
RGB percentages14.5%, 60.4%, 22.7%
HSLhsl(130.8, 61.3%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(130.8, 76%, 60.4%)
CMYK76%, 0%, 62.3%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,464,314
CSS custom property--colour: #259A3A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2381WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.76:1
Contrast with white3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#DA65C5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9A2585
Analogous#4B9A25, #259A74
Triadic#3A259A, #9A3A25
Split complementary#74259A, #9A254B
Tetradic#254B9A, #9A2585, #9A7425
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R37
G154
B58
Red37 (14.5%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue58 (22.7%)
Hue130.77°
Saturation (HSL)61.26%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 25 · G 9A · B 3A
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