Recognised as Colour
#509F20
- #509F20
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Forest green
#509F20 is a green with RGB values 80, 159, 32 and HSL 97°, 66%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.
Colour values
#509F20#509F20
HEX#509F20
RGBrgb(80, 159, 32)
RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.6235, 0.1255
RGB percentages31.4%, 62.4%, 12.5%
HSLhsl(97.3, 66.5%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(97.3, 79.9%, 62.4%)
CMYK49.7%, 0%, 79.9%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,283,616
CSS custom property--colour: #509F20;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.26606WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.32:1
Contrast with white3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#AF60DF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6F209F
Analogous#909F20, #209F2F
Triadic#20509F, #9F2050
Split complementary#2F209F, #9F2090
Tetradic#20909F, #6F209F, #9F2F20
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R80
G159
B32
Red80 (31.4%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue32 (12.5%)
Hue97.32°
Saturation (HSL)66.49%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 50 · G 9F · B 20
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