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Recognised as Colour

#38493D

  • #38493D
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#38493D is a green with RGB values 56, 73, 61 and HSL 138°, 13%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#38493D#38493D
HEX#38493D
RGBrgb(56, 73, 61)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.2863, 0.2392
RGB percentages22%, 28.6%, 23.9%
HSLhsl(137.6, 13.2%, 25.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(137.6, 23.3%, 28.6%)
CMYK23.3%, 0%, 16.4%, 71.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,688,765
CSS custom property--colour: #38493D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05943WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness67 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.6:1
Contrast with white9.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#C7B6C2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#49463Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Deuteranopia#46443Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Tritanopia#354946no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 9.2Dim grey · ΔE 18.6Gray · ΔE 26.6Slate grey · ΔE 29.2Dark olivegreen · ΔE 30.1Teal · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 9.2, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#493844
Analogous#3C4938, #384946
Triadic#3D3849, #493D38
Split complementary#463849, #49383C
Tetradic#383C49, #493844, #494638

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9BB2A2
Lighter +30%#7E9C87
Lighter +20%#64836D
Lighter +10%#4E6655
Darker −10%#222C25
Darker −20%#0C0F0D
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#285936
Less saturated −25%#414141

Channel breakdown

R56
G73
B61
Red56 (22%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue61 (23.9%)
Hue137.65°
Saturation (HSL)13.18%
Lightness25.29%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 38 · G 49 · B 3D

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