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Recognised as Colour

#259F51

  • #259F51
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#259F51 is a green with RGB values 37, 159, 81 and HSL 142°, 62%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#259F51#259F51
HEX#259F51
RGBrgb(37, 159, 81)
RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.6235, 0.3176
RGB percentages14.5%, 62.4%, 31.8%
HSLhsl(141.6, 62.2%, 38.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(141.6, 76.7%, 62.4%)
CMYK76.7%, 0%, 49.1%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,465,617
CSS custom property--colour: #259F51;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25784WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.16:1
Contrast with white3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#DA60AE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0914Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#928757no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.2 from the original
Tritanopia#009C8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 10.5Forest green · ΔE 15.4Sea green · ΔE 16.7Green · ΔE 21.9Dark green · ΔE 25Olivedrab · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 10.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9F2573
Analogous#369F25, #259F8E
Triadic#51259F, #9F5125
Split complementary#8E259F, #9F2536
Tetradic#25369F, #9F2573, #9F8E25

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A6EABE
Lighter +30%#7CE1A1
Lighter +20%#53D783
Lighter +10%#2FC866
Darker −10%#1B763C
Darker −20%#124C27
Darker −30%#082312
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0CB84A
Less saturated −25%#3E8758

Channel breakdown

R37
G159
B81
Red37 (14.5%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue81 (31.8%)
Hue141.64°
Saturation (HSL)62.24%
Lightness38.43%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 25 · G 9F · B 51

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