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Recognised as Colour

#3B8931

  • #3B8931
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#3B8931 is a green with RGB values 59, 137, 49 and HSL 113°, 47%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#3B8931#3B8931
HEX#3B8931
RGBrgb(59, 137, 49)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.5373, 0.1922
RGB percentages23.1%, 53.7%, 19.2%
HSLhsl(113.2, 47.3%, 36.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(113.2, 64.2%, 53.7%)
CMYK56.9%, 0%, 64.2%, 46.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,901,745
CSS custom property--colour: #3B8931;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19043WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.81:1
Contrast with white4.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#C476CE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8C7D27no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#827638no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.1 from the original
Tritanopia#318576no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.37:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 9.8Dark green · ΔE 14.9Green · ΔE 15.4Olivedrab · ΔE 17.7Sea green · ΔE 19.1Medium seagreen · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 9.85, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7F3189
Analogous#678931, #318953
Triadic#313B89, #89313B
Split complementary#533189, #893167
Tetradic#316789, #7F3189, #895331

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ADDFA7
Lighter +30%#8AD281
Lighter +20%#67C55B
Lighter +10%#4BAF3E
Darker −10%#2B6324
Darker −20%#1B3E16
Darker −30%#0A1809
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#29A01A
Less saturated −25%#4D7248

Channel breakdown

R59
G137
B49
Red59 (23.1%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue49 (19.2%)
Hue113.18°
Saturation (HSL)47.31%
Lightness36.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 3B · G 89 · B 31

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