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Recognised as Colour

#538F15

  • #538F15
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olivedrab

#538F15 is a green with RGB values 83, 143, 21 and HSL 90°, 74%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

#538F15#538F15
HEX#538F15
RGBrgb(83, 143, 21)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.5608, 0.0824
RGB percentages32.5%, 56.1%, 8.2%
HSLhsl(89.5, 74.4%, 32.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(89.5, 85.3%, 56.1%)
CMYK42%, 0%, 85.3%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,476,117
CSS custom property--colour: #538F15;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21538WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.31:1
Contrast with white3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#AC70EA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#958300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8D7E24no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original
Tritanopia#538979no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 10.9Forest green · ΔE 13.6Green · ΔE 15.2Dark green · ΔE 20.9Olive · ΔE 26.1Yellow green · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 10.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#51158F
Analogous#8F8E15, #168F15
Triadic#15538F, #8F1553
Split complementary#15168F, #8E158F
Tetradic#158F8E, #51158F, #8F1516

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B9ED83
Lighter +30%#A0E657
Lighter +20%#86E02A
Lighter +10%#6DBB1C
Darker −10%#39630E
Darker −20%#1F3608
Darker −30%#060A01
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#53A300
Less saturated −25%#537A29

Channel breakdown

R83
G143
B21
Red83 (32.5%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue21 (8.2%)
Hue89.51°
Saturation (HSL)74.39%
Lightness32.16%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 53 · G 8F · B 15

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