Recognised as Colour

#5B8937

#5B8937
Green
Dark
Nearest: Olivedrab

#5B8937 is a green with RGB values 91, 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

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HEX#5B8937

RGBrgb(91, 137, 55)

RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.5373, 0.2157

RGB percentages35.7%, 53.7%, 21.6%

HSLhsl(93.7, 42.7%, 37.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(93.7, 59.9%, 53.7%)

CMYK33.6%, 0%, 59.9%, 46.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,998,903

CSS custom property--colour: #5B8937;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20391WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness117.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.08:1

Contrast with white4.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.08:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#797979

Inverted#A476C8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8E7F2Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#887B3Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original

Tritanopia#5B8477no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.2 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 text5.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 11.9 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 17.3 Forest green · ΔE 20.2 Sea green · ΔE 20.4 Dark green · ΔE 20.9 Green · ΔE 24.9

Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 11.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#653789

Analogous#848937, #37893C

Triadic#375B89, #89375B

Split complementary#3C3789, #893784

Tetradic#378489, #653789, #893C37

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C3DEAE

Lighter +30%#A8D089

Lighter +20%#8DC165

Lighter +10%#73AD46

Darker −10%#436528

Darker −20%#2B401A

Darker −30%#121C0B

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#58A11F

Less saturated −25%#5E714F

Channel breakdown

R91

G137

B55

Red91 (35.7%)

Green137 (53.7%)

Blue55 (21.6%)

Hue93.66°

Saturation (HSL)42.71%

Lightness37.65%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 5B · G 89 · B 37

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