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Recognised as Colour

#38A021

  • #38A021
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#38A021 is a green with RGB values 56, 160, 33 and HSL 109°, 66%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#38A021#38A021
HEX#38A021
RGBrgb(56, 160, 33)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.6275, 0.1294
RGB percentages22%, 62.7%, 12.9%
HSLhsl(109.1, 65.8%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(109.1, 79.4%, 62.7%)
CMYK65%, 0%, 79.4%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,711,009
CSS custom property--colour: #38A021;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26092WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.22:1
Contrast with white3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#C75FDE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A49100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#988930no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.7 from the original
Tritanopia#279B88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 11.3Green · ΔE 12.3Limegreen · ΔE 22.3Olivedrab · ΔE 24.7Dark green · ΔE 26.2Yellow green · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 11.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8921A0
Analogous#77A021, #21A04A
Triadic#2138A0, #A02138
Split complementary#4921A0, #A02178
Tetradic#2178A0, #8921A0, #A04A21

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AFECA1
Lighter +30%#8BE377
Lighter +20%#66DA4D
Lighter +10%#47CA2A
Darker −10%#297618
Darker −20%#1A4B10
Darker −30%#0C2107
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#29B809
Less saturated −25%#478839

Channel breakdown

R56
G160
B33
Red56 (22%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue33 (12.9%)
Hue109.13°
Saturation (HSL)65.8%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 38 · G A0 · B 21

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