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Recognised as Colour

#38A637

  • #38A637
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#38A637 is a green with RGB values 56, 166, 55 and HSL 119°, 50%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#38A637#38A637
HEX#38A637
RGBrgb(56, 166, 55)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.651, 0.2157
RGB percentages22%, 65.1%, 21.6%
HSLhsl(119.5, 50.2%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(119.5, 66.9%, 65.1%)
CMYK66.3%, 0%, 66.9%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,712,567
CSS custom property--colour: #38A637;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28389WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.68:1
Contrast with white3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#C759C8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AA9728no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9C8E41no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.2 from the original
Tritanopia#1FA18Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 10.3Green · ΔE 14.4Medium seagreen · ΔE 23.5Limegreen · ΔE 23.9Olivedrab · ΔE 25.4Dark green · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 10.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A537A6
Analogous#6FA637, #37A66E
Triadic#3738A6, #A63738
Split complementary#6E37A6, #A6376F
Tetradic#376FA6, #A537A6, #A66E37

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C0EABF
Lighter +30%#99DD99
Lighter +20%#73D073
Lighter +10%#4DC44C
Darker −10%#2B802A
Darker −20%#1E591E
Darker −30%#113311
Darker −40%#040D04
More saturated +25%#1DC21B
Less saturated −25%#538A53

Channel breakdown

R56
G166
B55
Red56 (22%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue55 (21.6%)
Hue119.46°
Saturation (HSL)50.23%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 38 · G A6 · B 37

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