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Recognised as Colour

#538A22

  • #538A22
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olivedrab

#538A22 is a green with RGB values 83, 138, 34 and HSL 92°, 60%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

#538A22#538A22
HEX#538A22
RGBrgb(83, 138, 34)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.5412, 0.1333
RGB percentages32.5%, 54.1%, 13.3%
HSLhsl(91.7, 60.5%, 33.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(91.7, 75.4%, 54.1%)
CMYK39.9%, 0%, 75.4%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,474,850
CSS custom property--colour: #538A22;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20131WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.03:1
Contrast with white4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#AC75DD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#907F0Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#887A2Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Tritanopia#538476no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 8.5Forest green · ΔE 14Green · ΔE 17.2Dark green · ΔE 18.2Olive · ΔE 24.8Dark olivegreen · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 8.47, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#59228A
Analogous#878A22, #228A25
Triadic#22538A, #8A2253
Split complementary#25228A, #8A2287
Tetradic#22878A, #59228A, #8A2522

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BAE593
Lighter +30%#9FDA6B
Lighter +20%#85D042
Lighter +10%#6CB32C
Darker −10%#3A6118
Darker −20%#22380E
Darker −30%#090F04
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#529F0C
Less saturated −25%#547437

Channel breakdown

R83
G138
B34
Red83 (32.5%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue34 (13.3%)
Hue91.73°
Saturation (HSL)60.47%
Lightness33.73%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 53 · G 8A · B 22

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