Colour

#3E9217

#3E9217
Green
Dark
Nearest: Forest green

#3E9217 is a green with RGB values 62, 146, 23 and HSL 101°, 73%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

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HEX#3E9217

RGBrgb(62, 146, 23)

RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.5725, 0.0902

RGB percentages24.3%, 57.3%, 9%

HSLhsl(101, 72.8%, 33.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(101, 84.2%, 57.3%)

CMYK57.5%, 0%, 84.2%, 42.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,100,631

CSS custom property--colour: #3E9217;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21644WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness117.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.33:1

Contrast with white3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.33:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#777777

Inverted#C16DE8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#978400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#8C7E27no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.8 from the original

Tritanopia#368D7Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 8.1 Green · ΔE 9.3 Olivedrab · ΔE 18.4 Dark green · ΔE 20.3 Yellow green · ΔE 28.5 Limegreen · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 8.06, clearly different but related

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6B1792

Analogous#7B9217, #17922E

Triadic#173E92, #92173E

Split complementary#2E1792, #92177B

Tetradic#177B92, #6B1792, #922E17

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A8EC89

Lighter +30%#88E55D

Lighter +20%#68DE31

Lighter +10%#51BE1E

Darker −10%#2B6610

Darker −20%#193A09

Darker −30%#060E02

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#36A702

Less saturated −25%#467D2C

Channel breakdown

R62

G146

B23

Red62 (24.3%)

Green146 (57.3%)

Blue23 (9%)

Hue100.98°

Saturation (HSL)72.78%

Lightness33.14%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 3E · G 92 · B 17

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