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Recognised as Colour

#428C24

  • #428C24
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#428C24 is a green with RGB values 66, 140, 36 and HSL 103°, 59%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#428C24#428C24
HEX#428C24
RGBrgb(66, 140, 36)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.549, 0.1412
RGB percentages25.9%, 54.9%, 14.1%
HSLhsl(102.7, 59.1%, 34.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(102.7, 74.3%, 54.9%)
CMYK52.9%, 0%, 74.3%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,361,252
CSS custom property--colour: #428C24;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20042WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.01:1
Contrast with white4.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.01:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#BD73DB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#908011no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#87792Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.3 from the original
Tritanopia#3C8778no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 7.6Green · ΔE 11.8Olivedrab · ΔE 14.7Dark green · ΔE 16.2Sea green · ΔE 25.9Medium seagreen · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 7.58, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6E248C
Analogous#768C24, #248C3A
Triadic#24428C, #8C2442
Split complementary#3A248C, #8C2476
Tetradic#24768C, #6E248C, #8C3A24

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AEE498
Lighter +30%#8EDA6F
Lighter +20%#6ED046
Lighter +10%#55B52E
Darker −10%#2F631A
Darker −20%#1C3B0F
Darker −30%#091205
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#39A20E
Less saturated −25%#4B763A

Channel breakdown

R66
G140
B36
Red66 (25.9%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue36 (14.1%)
Hue102.69°
Saturation (HSL)59.09%
Lightness34.51%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 42 · G 8C · B 24

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