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Recognised as Colour

#5CB179

  • #5CB179
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#5CB179 is a green with RGB values 92, 177, 121 and HSL 140°, 35%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#5CB179#5CB179
HEX#5CB179
RGBrgb(92, 177, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.6941, 0.4745
RGB percentages36.1%, 69.4%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(140.5, 35.3%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(140.5, 48%, 69.4%)
CMYK48%, 0%, 31.6%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,074,745
CSS custom property--colour: #5CB179;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.351WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.02:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#A34E86

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B1A576no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36 from the original
Deuteranopia#A59C7Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Tritanopia#49AFA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 10.3Sea green · ΔE 14.4Medium aquamarine · ΔE 16Dark seagreen · ΔE 16.2Light seagreen · ΔE 27.3Light green · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 10.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B15C94
Analogous#69B15C, #5CB1A4
Triadic#795CB1, #B1795C
Split complementary#A45CB1, #B15C69
Tetradic#5C69B1, #B15C94, #B1A45C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6F3EA
Lighter +30%#C3E3CE
Lighter +20%#A1D2B2
Lighter +10%#7EC295
Darker −10%#479361
Darker −20%#36714A
Darker −30%#264E34
Darker −40%#152C1D
More saturated +25%#3ECF6F
Less saturated −25%#7A9383

Channel breakdown

R92
G177
B121
Red92 (36.1%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue140.47°
Saturation (HSL)35.27%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 5C · G B1 · B 79

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