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Recognised as Colour

#286B42

  • #286B42
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sea green

#286B42 is a green with RGB values 40, 107, 66 and HSL 143°, 46%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.

Colour values

#286B42#286B42
HEX#286B42
RGBrgb(40, 107, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.4196, 0.2588
RGB percentages15.7%, 42%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(143.3, 45.6%, 28.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(143.3, 62.6%, 42%)
CMYK62.6%, 0%, 38.3%, 58%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,648,898
CSS custom property--colour: #286B42;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1136WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.42:1
Contrast with white6.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#D794BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B623Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#625C45no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Tritanopia#116A61no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Sea green · ΔE 14.4Dark olivegreen · ΔE 18.8Teal · ΔE 26.7Dark green · ΔE 28Dark cyan · ΔE 28.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourSea green (#2E8B57)ΔE 14.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6B2851
Analogous#2F6B28, #286B64
Triadic#42286B, #6B4228
Split complementary#64286B, #6B282F
Tetradic#282F6B, #6B2851, #6B6428

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8BD4A7
Lighter +30%#66C68B
Lighter +20%#44B570
Lighter +10%#369059
Darker −10%#1A462B
Darker −20%#0C2114
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#167D3E
Less saturated −25%#3A5946

Channel breakdown

R40
G107
B66
Red40 (15.7%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue143.28°
Saturation (HSL)45.58%
Lightness28.82%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 28 · G 6B · B 42

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