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Colour

#28972C

  • #28972C
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#28972C is a green with RGB values 40, 151, 44 and HSL 122°, 58%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#28972C#28972C
HEX#28972C
RGBrgb(40, 151, 44)
RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.5922, 0.1725
RGB percentages15.7%, 59.2%, 17.3%
HSLhsl(122.2, 58.1%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(122.2, 73.5%, 59.2%)
CMYK73.5%, 0%, 70.9%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,660,140
CSS custom property--colour: #28972C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22766WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.55:1
Contrast with white3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#D768D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9A891Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8D8036no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.3 from the original
Tritanopia#009382no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 4.8Green · ΔE 9.7Dark green · ΔE 20.7Olivedrab · ΔE 23.9Medium seagreen · ΔE 23.9Sea green · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 4.78, a close match
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#972893
Analogous#5B9728, #289764
Triadic#2C2897, #972C28
Split complementary#642897, #97285B
Tetradic#285B97, #972893, #976428

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A4E7A6
Lighter +30%#7CDC7F
Lighter +20%#53D258
Lighter +10%#33BF38
Darker −10%#1D6F20
Darker −20%#134615
Darker −30%#081E09
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#10AF16
Less saturated −25%#407F42

Channel breakdown

R40
G151
B44
Red40 (15.7%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue44 (17.3%)
Hue122.16°
Saturation (HSL)58.12%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 28 · G 97 · B 2C

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