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Recognised as Colour

#5B9811

  • #5B9811
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olivedrab

#5B9811 is a green with RGB values 91, 152, 17 and HSL 87°, 80%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

#5B9811#5B9811
HEX#5B9811
RGBrgb(91, 152, 17)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.5961, 0.0667
RGB percentages35.7%, 59.6%, 6.7%
HSLhsl(87.1, 79.9%, 33.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(87.1, 88.8%, 59.6%)
CMYK40.1%, 0%, 88.8%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,002,705
CSS custom property--colour: #5B9811;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24721WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.94:1
Contrast with white3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#A467EE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9F8B00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#978724no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35 from the original
Tritanopia#5C9181no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 13.6Forest green · ΔE 16.3Green · ΔE 17.2Yellow green · ΔE 22.2Dark green · ΔE 25.5Olive · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 13.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4E1198
Analogous#989111, #189811
Triadic#115B98, #98115B
Split complementary#111898, #911198
Tetradic#119891, #4E1198, #981118

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C0F184
Lighter +30%#A8EC56
Lighter +20%#91E728
Lighter +10%#76C616
Darker −10%#406A0C
Darker −20%#243C07
Darker −30%#090E02
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5DA900
Less saturated −25%#598326

Channel breakdown

R91
G152
B17
Red91 (35.7%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue17 (6.7%)
Hue87.11°
Saturation (HSL)79.88%
Lightness33.14%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 5B · G 98 · B 11

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