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Recognised as Colour

#3E973E

  • #3E973E
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#3E973E is a green with RGB values 62, 151, 62 and HSL 120°, 42%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#3E973E#3E973E
HEX#3E973E
RGBrgb(62, 151, 62)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.5922, 0.2431
RGB percentages24.3%, 59.2%, 24.3%
HSLhsl(120, 41.8%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(120, 58.9%, 59.2%)
CMYK58.9%, 0%, 58.9%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,101,950
CSS custom property--colour: #3E973E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23505WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.7:1
Contrast with white3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#C168C1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9A8A35no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8F8245no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.6 from the original
Tritanopia#2F9383no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 9.5Green · ΔE 16.3Medium seagreen · ΔE 17.4Sea green · ΔE 19.5Dark green · ΔE 19.8Olivedrab · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 9.46, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#973E97
Analogous#6B973E, #3E976B
Triadic#3E3E97, #973E3E
Split complementary#6B3E97, #973E6B
Tetradic#3E6B97, #973E97, #976B3E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BDE4BD
Lighter +30%#99D599
Lighter +20%#75C675
Lighter +10%#51B751
Darker −10%#2F732F
Darker −20%#204F20
Darker −30%#112B11
Darker −40%#030603
More saturated +25%#23B223
Less saturated −25%#597C59

Channel breakdown

R62
G151
B62
Red62 (24.3%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue62 (24.3%)
Hue120°
Saturation (HSL)41.78%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 3E · G 97 · B 3E

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