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Recognised as Colour

#539D24

  • #539D24
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#539D24 is a green with RGB values 83, 157, 36 and HSL 97°, 63%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#539D24#539D24
HEX#539D24
RGBrgb(83, 157, 36)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.6157, 0.1412
RGB percentages32.5%, 61.6%, 14.1%
HSLhsl(96.7, 62.7%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(96.7, 77.1%, 61.6%)
CMYK47.1%, 0%, 77.1%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,479,716
CSS custom property--colour: #539D24;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2608WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.22:1
Contrast with white3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#AC62DB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A38F07no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#998931no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.4 from the original
Tritanopia#509786no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 12Green · ΔE 14.5Olivedrab · ΔE 16.1Yellow green · ΔE 24Dark green · ΔE 24.3Limegreen · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 11.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6E249D
Analogous#909D24, #249D32
Triadic#24539D, #9D2453
Split complementary#32249D, #9D248F
Tetradic#248F9D, #6E249D, #9D3224

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BFEAA3
Lighter +30%#A2E07A
Lighter +20%#84D750
Lighter +10%#69C62E
Darker −10%#3D741A
Darker −20%#274A11
Darker −30%#112107
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4EB50C
Less saturated −25%#58853C

Channel breakdown

R83
G157
B36
Red83 (32.5%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue36 (14.1%)
Hue96.69°
Saturation (HSL)62.69%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 53 · G 9D · B 24

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