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Recognised as Colour

#428A34

  • #428A34
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#428A34 is a green with RGB values 66, 138, 52 and HSL 110°, 45%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#428A34#428A34
HEX#428A34
RGBrgb(66, 138, 52)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.5412, 0.2039
RGB percentages25.9%, 54.1%, 20.4%
HSLhsl(110.2, 45.3%, 37.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(110.2, 62.3%, 54.1%)
CMYK52.2%, 0%, 62.3%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,360,756
CSS custom property--colour: #428A34;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19583WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.92:1
Contrast with white4.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#BD75CB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8E7E2Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#84783Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.2 from the original
Tritanopia#3A8678no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.27:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 11.8Dark green · ΔE 15.9Olivedrab · ΔE 16.5Green · ΔE 17.3Sea green · ΔE 18.3Medium seagreen · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 11.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7C348A
Analogous#6D8A34, #348A51
Triadic#34428A, #8A3442
Split complementary#51348A, #8A346D
Tetradic#346D8A, #7C348A, #8A5134

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B3DFAB
Lighter +30%#92D186
Lighter +20%#71C361
Lighter +10%#54AF42
Darker −10%#306526
Darker −20%#1F4018
Darker −30%#0D1B0A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#32A21C
Less saturated −25%#52724C

Channel breakdown

R66
G138
B52
Red66 (25.9%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue52 (20.4%)
Hue110.23°
Saturation (HSL)45.26%
Lightness37.25%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 42 · G 8A · B 34

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