Recognised as Colour
#28A40E
- #28A40E
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Green
#28A40E is a green with RGB values 40, 164, 14 and HSL 110°, 84%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Green.
Colour values
#28A40E#28A40E
HEX#28A40E
RGBrgb(40, 164, 14)
RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.6431, 0.0549
RGB percentages15.7%, 64.3%, 5.5%
HSLhsl(109.6, 84.3%, 34.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(109.6, 91.5%, 64.3%)
CMYK75.6%, 0%, 91.5%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,663,438
CSS custom property--colour: #28A40E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27034WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.41:1
Contrast with white3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.41:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#D75BF1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8A0EA4
Analogous#73A40E, #0EA43F
Triadic#0E28A4, #A40E28
Split complementary#3F0EA4, #A40E73
Tetradic#0E73A4, #8A0EA4, #A43F0E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R40
G164
B14
Red40 (15.7%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue14 (5.5%)
Hue109.6°
Saturation (HSL)84.27%
Lightness34.9%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 28 · G A4 · B 0E
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