Colour

#5B8F42

#5B8F42
Green
Dark
Nearest: Olivedrab

#5B8F42 is a green with RGB values 91, 143, 66 and HSL 101°, 37%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

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HEX#5B8F42

RGBrgb(91, 143, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.5608, 0.2588

RGB percentages35.7%, 56.1%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(100.5, 36.8%, 41%)

HSV / HSBhsv(100.5, 53.8%, 56.1%)

CMYK36.4%, 0%, 53.8%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,000,450

CSS custom property--colour: #5B8F42;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22262WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness122.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.45:1

Contrast with white3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.45:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E

Inverted#A470BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#93853Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#8C8047no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original

Tritanopia#598A7Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 15 Sea green · ΔE 17.2 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 18.5 Forest green · ΔE 20.4 Dark green · ΔE 22.3 Medium seagreen · ΔE 22.3

Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 14.98, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#76428F

Analogous#828F42, #428F4F

Triadic#425B8F, #8F425B

Split complementary#50428F, #8F4281

Tetradic#42818F, #76428F, #8F4F42

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C8E0BD

Lighter +30%#ABD09A

Lighter +20%#8FC077

Lighter +10%#72B054

Darker −10%#456C32

Darker −20%#2F4922

Darker −30%#182612

Darker −40%#020302

More saturated +25%#52A928

Less saturated −25%#64755C

Channel breakdown

R91

G143

B66

Red91 (35.7%)

Green143 (56.1%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue100.52°

Saturation (HSL)36.84%

Lightness40.98%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 5B · G 8F · B 42

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