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Recognised as Colour

#5A8937

  • #5A8937
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olivedrab

#5A8937 is a green with RGB values 90, 137, 55 and HSL 94°, 43%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

#5A8937#5A8937
HEX#5A8937
RGBrgb(90, 137, 55)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.5373, 0.2157
RGB percentages35.3%, 53.7%, 21.6%
HSLhsl(94.4, 42.7%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(94.4, 59.9%, 53.7%)
CMYK34.3%, 0%, 59.9%, 46.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,933,367
CSS custom property--colour: #5A8937;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20341WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.07:1
Contrast with white4.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#A576C8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8E7F2Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#877B3Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original
Tritanopia#5A8477no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 12Dark olivegreen · ΔE 17.4Forest green · ΔE 19.9Sea green · ΔE 20.2Dark green · ΔE 20.6Green · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 12.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#663789
Analogous#838937, #37893D
Triadic#375A89, #89375A
Split complementary#3D3789, #893783
Tetradic#378389, #663789, #893D37

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C2DEAE
Lighter +30%#A7D089
Lighter +20%#8CC165
Lighter +10%#72AD46
Darker −10%#426528
Darker −20%#2A401A
Darker −30%#121C0B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#56A11F
Less saturated −25%#5E714F

Channel breakdown

R90
G137
B55
Red90 (35.3%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue55 (21.6%)
Hue94.39°
Saturation (HSL)42.71%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 5A · G 89 · B 37

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