Colour

#5B9040

#5B9040
Green
Dark
Nearest: Olivedrab

#5B9040 is a green with RGB values 91, 144, 64 and HSL 100°, 38%, 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#5B9040

RGBrgb(91, 144, 64)

RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.5647, 0.251

RGB percentages35.7%, 56.5%, 25.1%

HSLhsl(99.8, 38.5%, 40.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(99.8, 55.6%, 56.5%)

CMYK36.8%, 0%, 55.6%, 43.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,000,704

CSS custom property--colour: #5B9040;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22541WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness122.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.51:1

Contrast with white3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F

Inverted#A46FBF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#958538no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#8D8146no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original

Tritanopia#598B7Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 13.9 Sea green · ΔE 18.2 Forest green · ΔE 19.2 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 19.6 Dark green · ΔE 21.9 Medium seagreen · ΔE 22.4

Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 13.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#754090

Analogous#839040, #40904D

Triadic#405B90, #90405B

Split complementary#4D4090, #904083

Tetradic#408390, #754090, #904D40

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C8E1BB

Lighter +30%#ABD198

Lighter +20%#8EC175

Lighter +10%#72B251

Darker −10%#456D30

Darker −20%#2E4921

Darker −30%#182611

Darker −40%#020301

More saturated +25%#53AA26

Less saturated −25%#63765A

Channel breakdown

R91

G144

B64

Red91 (35.7%)

Green144 (56.5%)

Blue64 (25.1%)

Hue99.75°

Saturation (HSL)38.46%

Lightness40.78%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 5B · G 90 · B 40

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