Colour

#3B903B

#3B903B
Green
Dark
Nearest: Forest green

#3B903B is a green with RGB values 59, 144, 59 and HSL 120°, 42%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

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HEX#3B903B

RGBrgb(59, 144, 59)

RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.5647, 0.2314

RGB percentages23.1%, 56.5%, 23.1%

HSLhsl(120, 41.9%, 39.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(120, 59%, 56.5%)

CMYK59%, 0%, 59%, 43.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,903,547

CSS custom property--colour: #3B903B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21192WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness116.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.24:1

Contrast with white4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.24:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#787878

Inverted#C46FC4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#938332no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#887C42no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.9 from the original

Tritanopia#2C8C7Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 10.4 Green · ΔE 16.8 Sea green · ΔE 17.4 Dark green · ΔE 17.6 Medium seagreen · ΔE 18.2 Olivedrab · ΔE 19.8

Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 10.44, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#903B90

Analogous#66903B, #3B9066

Triadic#3B3B90, #903B3B

Split complementary#663B90, #903B66

Tetradic#3B6690, #903B90, #90663B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#B6E1B6

Lighter +30%#92D292

Lighter +20%#6EC36E

Lighter +10%#4AB44A

Darker −10%#2C6C2C

Darker −20%#1D481D

Darker −30%#0F230F

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#22A922

Less saturated −25%#547754

Channel breakdown

R59

G144

B59

Red59 (23.1%)

Green144 (56.5%)

Blue59 (23.1%)

Hue120°

Saturation (HSL)41.87%

Lightness39.8%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 3B · G 90 · B 3B

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Colour harmonies

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