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Recognised as Colour

#579B00

  • #579B00
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Green

#579B00 is a green with RGB values 87, 155, 0 and HSL 86°, 100%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Green.

Colour values

#579B00#579B00
HEX#579B00
RGBrgb(87, 155, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.3412, 0.6078, 0
RGB percentages34.1%, 60.8%, 0%
HSLhsl(86.3, 100%, 30.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(86.3, 100%, 60.8%)
CMYK43.9%, 0%, 100%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,741,312
CSS custom property--colour: #579B00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25469WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.09:1
Contrast with white3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#A864FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A28E00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#99881Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.3 from the original
Tritanopia#579483no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green · ΔE 17.4Forest green · ΔE 17.6Olivedrab · ΔE 18Yellow green · ΔE 20.8Dark green · ΔE 27.9Limegreen · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourGreen (#008000)ΔE 17.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#44009B
Analogous#9B9100, #0A9B00
Triadic#00579B, #9B0057
Split complementary#000A9B, #91009B
Tetradic#009B91, #44009B, #9B000A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BDFF68
Lighter +30%#A6FF35
Lighter +20%#90FF02
Lighter +10%#74CE00
Darker −10%#3A6800
Darker −20%#1E3500
Darker −30%#010200
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#579B00
Less saturated −25%#558813

Channel breakdown

R87
G155
B0
Red87 (34.1%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue86.32°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness30.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 57 · G 9B · B 00

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