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Recognised as Colour

#259D1D

  • #259D1D
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#259D1D is a green with RGB values 37, 157, 29 and HSL 116°, 69%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#259D1D#259D1D
HEX#259D1D
RGBrgb(37, 157, 29)
RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.6157, 0.1137
RGB percentages14.5%, 61.6%, 11.4%
HSLhsl(116.3, 68.8%, 36.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(116.3, 81.5%, 61.6%)
CMYK76.4%, 0%, 81.5%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,465,053
CSS custom property--colour: #259D1D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24596WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.92:1
Contrast with white3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#DA62E2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A18E00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#94842Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.4 from the original
Tritanopia#009886no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 11.3Green · ΔE 11.4Limegreen · ΔE 21.7Dark green · ΔE 26.1Olivedrab · ΔE 27.4Yellow green · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 11.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#951D9D
Analogous#659D1D, #1D9D55
Triadic#1D259D, #9D1D25
Split complementary#551D9D, #9D1D65
Tetradic#1D659D, #951D9D, #9D551D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9FEC9A
Lighter +30%#76E46F
Lighter +20%#4DDC44
Lighter +10%#2FC825
Darker −10%#1B7215
Darker −20%#11470D
Darker −30%#071C05
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#11B406
Less saturated −25%#398634

Channel breakdown

R37
G157
B29
Red37 (14.5%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue29 (11.4%)
Hue116.25°
Saturation (HSL)68.82%
Lightness36.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 25 · G 9D · B 1D

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