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Recognised as Colour

#579E3C

  • #579E3C
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#579E3C is a green with RGB values 87, 158, 60 and HSL 103°, 45%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#579E3C#579E3C
HEX#579E3C
RGBrgb(87, 158, 60)
RGB (0–1)0.3412, 0.6196, 0.2353
RGB percentages34.1%, 62%, 23.5%
HSLhsl(103.5, 45%, 42.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(103.5, 62%, 62%)
CMYK44.9%, 0%, 62%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,742,140
CSS custom property--colour: #579E3C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26806WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.36:1
Contrast with white3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#A861C3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A39131no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#998B44no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.8 from the original
Tritanopia#529989no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 12.1Olivedrab · ΔE 14.7Green · ΔE 17.9Medium seagreen · ΔE 21.4Dark green · ΔE 22.8Sea green · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 12.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#833C9E
Analogous#889E3C, #3C9E52
Triadic#3C579E, #9E3C57
Split complementary#523C9E, #9E3C88
Tetradic#3C889E, #833C9E, #9E523C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CAE7BF
Lighter +30%#ABD99A
Lighter +20%#8DCB75
Lighter +10%#6EBD50
Darker −10%#43792E
Darker −20%#2E5420
Darker −30%#1A2F12
Darker −40%#060A04
More saturated +25%#4BB921
Less saturated −25%#638357

Channel breakdown

R87
G158
B60
Red87 (34.1%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue60 (23.5%)
Hue103.47°
Saturation (HSL)44.95%
Lightness42.75%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 57 · G 9E · B 3C

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