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Recognised as Colour

#5CA238

  • #5CA238
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#5CA238 is a green with RGB values 92, 162, 56 and HSL 100°, 49%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#5CA238#5CA238
HEX#5CA238
RGBrgb(92, 162, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.6353, 0.2196
RGB percentages36.1%, 63.5%, 22%
HSLhsl(99.6, 48.6%, 42.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(99.6, 65.4%, 63.5%)
CMYK43.2%, 0%, 65.4%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,070,840
CSS custom property--colour: #5CA238;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28401WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.68:1
Contrast with white3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#A35DC7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A7952Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#9E8F41no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37 from the original
Tritanopia#599C8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 12.9Olivedrab · ΔE 14.5Green · ΔE 17.8Medium seagreen · ΔE 24Dark green · ΔE 24.6Yellow green · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 12.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7E38A2
Analogous#91A238, #38A249
Triadic#385CA2, #A2385C
Split complementary#4938A2, #A23891
Tetradic#3891A2, #7E38A2, #A24938

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCE8BE
Lighter +30%#AFDB98
Lighter +20%#91CE72
Lighter +10%#74C14C
Darker −10%#467C2B
Darker −20%#31561E
Darker −30%#1B3011
Darker −40%#060A04
More saturated +25%#53BD1D
Less saturated −25%#658753

Channel breakdown

R92
G162
B56
Red92 (36.1%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue99.62°
Saturation (HSL)48.62%
Lightness42.75%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 5C · G A2 · B 38

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