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Recognised as Colour

#3E8938

  • #3E8938
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#3E8938 is a green with RGB values 62, 137, 56 and HSL 116°, 42%, 38%. 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

#3E8938#3E8938
HEX#3E8938
RGBrgb(62, 137, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.5373, 0.2196
RGB percentages24.3%, 53.7%, 22%
HSLhsl(115.6, 42%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(115.6, 59.1%, 53.7%)
CMYK54.7%, 0%, 59.1%, 46.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,098,360
CSS custom property--colour: #3E8938;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19201WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.84:1
Contrast with white4.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#C176C7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8C7D30no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#82773Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.4 from the original
Tritanopia#348577no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.34:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 13.1Sea green · ΔE 15.9Dark green · ΔE 16.2Olivedrab · ΔE 18.6Green · ΔE 18.8Medium seagreen · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 13.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#833889
Analogous#678938, #38895A
Triadic#383E89, #89383E
Split complementary#5A3889, #893867
Tetradic#386789, #833889, #895A38

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B2DEAF
Lighter +30%#90CF8B
Lighter +20%#6DC166
Lighter +10%#4EAD47
Darker −10%#2E6529
Darker −20%#1D411A
Darker −30%#0D1C0C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#29A120
Less saturated −25%#537150

Channel breakdown

R62
G137
B56
Red62 (24.3%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue115.56°
Saturation (HSL)41.97%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 3E · G 89 · B 38

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