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Recognised as Colour

#283C19

  • #283C19
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#283C19 is a green with RGB values 40, 60, 25 and HSL 94°, 41%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

#283C19#283C19
HEX#283C19
RGBrgb(40, 60, 25)
RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.2353, 0.098
RGB percentages15.7%, 23.5%, 9.8%
HSLhsl(94.3, 41.2%, 16.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(94.3, 58.3%, 23.5%)
CMYK33.3%, 0%, 58.3%, 76.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,636,825
CSS custom property--colour: #283C19;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03753WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness51.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12:1
Contrast with white12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#D7C3E6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3E3816no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C361Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Tritanopia#283A34no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 22.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.5Dim grey · ΔE 32.6Black · ΔE 33.5Sea green · ΔE 37.6Dark green · ΔE 38.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 22.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2D193C
Analogous#393C19, #193C1B
Triadic#19283C, #3C1928
Split complementary#1B193C, #3C193A
Tetradic#193A3C, #2D193C, #3C1B19

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8ABE63
Lighter +30%#70A846
Lighter +20%#588437
Lighter +10%#406028
Darker −10%#10180A
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#26470E
Less saturated −25%#2A3124

Channel breakdown

R40
G60
B25
Red40 (15.7%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue25 (9.8%)
Hue94.29°
Saturation (HSL)41.18%
Lightness16.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 28 · G 3C · B 19

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