Colour

#509C18

#509C18
Green
Dark
Nearest: Forest green

#509C18 is a green with RGB values 80, 156, 24 and HSL 95°, 73%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

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HEX#509C18

RGBrgb(80, 156, 24)

RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.6118, 0.0941

RGB percentages31.4%, 61.2%, 9.4%

HSLhsl(94.5, 73.3%, 35.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(94.5, 84.6%, 61.2%)

CMYK48.7%, 0%, 84.6%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,282,840

CSS custom property--colour: #509C18;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25548WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.11:1

Contrast with white3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.11:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#828282

Inverted#AF63E7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A28E00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41 from the original

Deuteranopia#988829no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.3 from the original

Tritanopia#4D9685no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 13.3 Green · ΔE 14.3 Olivedrab · ΔE 17.9 Yellow green · ΔE 23.1 Dark green · ΔE 25.3 Limegreen · ΔE 27.5

Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 13.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#64189C

Analogous#929C18, #189C22

Triadic#18509C, #9C1850

Split complementary#22189C, #9C1892

Tetradic#18929C, #64189C, #9C2218

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B9EE92

Lighter +30%#9DE766

Lighter +20%#80E139

Lighter +10%#67C81F

Darker −10%#397011

Darker −20%#23440A

Darker −30%#0C1704

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4DB301

Less saturated −25%#53862E

Channel breakdown

R80

G156

B24

Red80 (31.4%)

Green156 (61.2%)

Blue24 (9.4%)

Hue94.55°

Saturation (HSL)73.33%

Lightness35.29%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 50 · G 9C · B 18

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