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Recognised as Colour

#5A6240

  • #5A6240
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#5A6240 is a green with RGB values 90, 98, 64 and HSL 74°, 21%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

#5A6240#5A6240
HEX#5A6240
RGBrgb(90, 98, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.3843, 0.251
RGB percentages35.3%, 38.4%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(74.1, 21%, 31.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(74.1, 34.7%, 38.4%)
CMYK8.2%, 0%, 34.7%, 61.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,923,392
CSS custom property--colour: #5A6240;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11279WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.45:1
Contrast with white6.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#A59DBF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#665E3Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#655F42no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Tritanopia#5D5F59no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 15.6Dim grey · ΔE 21.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.9Gray · ΔE 24.7Sea green · ΔE 32.4Slate grey · ΔE 32.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 15.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#484062
Analogous#625940, #496240
Triadic#405A62, #62405A
Split complementary#404962, #594062
Tetradic#406259, #484062, #624049

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BFC6A8
Lighter +30%#A8B289
Lighter +20%#929E6A
Lighter +10%#768154
Darker −10%#3E432C
Darker −20%#212418
Darker −30%#050504
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#65762C
Less saturated −25%#515151

Channel breakdown

R90
G98
B64
Red90 (35.3%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue74.12°
Saturation (HSL)20.99%
Lightness31.76%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 5A · G 62 · B 40

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