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Recognised as Colour

#59742A

  • #59742A
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#59742A is a green with RGB values 89, 116, 42 and HSL 82°, 47%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

#59742A#59742A
HEX#59742A
RGBrgb(89, 116, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.4549, 0.1647
RGB percentages34.9%, 45.5%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(81.9, 46.8%, 31%)
HSV / HSBhsv(81.9, 63.8%, 45.5%)
CMYK23.3%, 0%, 63.8%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,862,442
CSS custom property--colour: #59742A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14782WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.31:1
Contrast with white5.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#A68BD5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7A6C21no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#766B2Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Tritanopia#5C6F64no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 7.7Olivedrab · ΔE 17Olive · ΔE 23Dark green · ΔE 23.5Sea green · ΔE 24.9Forest green · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 7.7, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#452A74
Analogous#746A2A, #34742A
Triadic#2A5974, #742A59
Split complementary#2A3474, #6A2A74
Tetradic#2A746A, #452A74, #742A34

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BED892
Lighter +30%#A8CA6D
Lighter +20%#92BD47
Lighter +10%#769938
Darker −10%#3C4F1C
Darker −20%#20290F
Darker −30%#030401
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5E8816
Less saturated −25%#54603E

Channel breakdown

R89
G116
B42
Red89 (34.9%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue81.89°
Saturation (HSL)46.84%
Lightness30.98%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 59 · G 74 · B 2A

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