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Recognised as Colour

#5AB538

  • #5AB538
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#5AB538 is a green with RGB values 90, 181, 56 and HSL 104°, 53%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#5AB538#5AB538
HEX#5AB538
RGBrgb(90, 181, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.7098, 0.2196
RGB percentages35.3%, 71%, 22%
HSLhsl(103.7, 52.7%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(103.7, 69.1%, 71%)
CMYK50.3%, 0%, 69.1%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,944,632
CSS custom property--colour: #5AB538;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35507WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.1:1
Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#A54AC7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAA626no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#AF9E43no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.8 from the original
Tritanopia#53AF9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 17.5Green · ΔE 20.3Limegreen · ΔE 20.5Yellow green · ΔE 20.7Olivedrab · ΔE 24.5Light green · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 17.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9338B5
Analogous#98B538, #38B555
Triadic#385AB5, #B5385A
Split complementary#5538B5, #B53898
Tetradic#3898B5, #9338B5, #B55538

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4EFCA
Lighter +30%#B5E3A3
Lighter +20%#95D77C
Lighter +10%#75CB55
Darker −10%#478E2C
Darker −20%#336720
Darker −30%#204014
Darker −40%#0D1908
More saturated +25%#4CD31A
Less saturated −25%#689756

Channel breakdown

R90
G181
B56
Red90 (35.3%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue103.68°
Saturation (HSL)52.74%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 5A · G B5 · B 38

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