Colour

#285C39

#285C39
Green
Dark
Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#285C39 is a green with RGB values 40, 92, 57 and HSL 140°, 39%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

#285C39#285C39

HEX#285C39

RGBrgb(40, 92, 57)

RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.3608, 0.2235

RGB percentages15.7%, 36.1%, 22.4%

HSLhsl(139.6, 39.4%, 25.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(139.6, 56.5%, 36.1%)

CMYK56.5%, 0%, 38%, 63.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,645,049

CSS custom property--colour: #285C39;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08401WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness76.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.84:1

Contrast with white7.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E

Inverted#D7A3C6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5C5537no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#55503Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original

Tritanopia#1B5B53no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 18.8 Sea green · ΔE 22 Dark slate grey · ΔE 24 Teal · ΔE 27.2 Dark cyan · ΔE 30 Dim grey · ΔE 31.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 18.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#5C284B

Analogous#315C28, #285C53

Triadic#39285C, #5C3928

Split complementary#53285C, #5C2831

Tetradic#28315C, #5C284B, #5C5328

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#86CA9C

Lighter +30%#62BB7F

Lighter +20%#47A365

Lighter +10%#37804F

Darker −10%#193823

Darker −20%#09150D

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#176C33

Less saturated −25%#384B3F

Channel breakdown

R40

G92

B57

Red40 (15.7%)

Green92 (36.1%)

Blue57 (22.4%)

Hue139.62°

Saturation (HSL)39.39%

Lightness25.88%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 28 · G 5C · B 39

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Colour values

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