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Recognised as Colour

#5D8959

  • #5D8959
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sea green

#5D8959 is a green with RGB values 93, 137, 89 and HSL 115°, 21%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.

Colour values

#5D8959#5D8959
HEX#5D8959
RGBrgb(93, 137, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.5373, 0.349
RGB percentages36.5%, 53.7%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(115, 21.2%, 44.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(115, 35%, 53.7%)
CMYK32.1%, 0%, 35%, 46.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,130,009
CSS custom property--colour: #5D8959;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2094WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.19:1
Contrast with white4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#A276A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8B8156no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#857D5Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Tritanopia#59867Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sea green · ΔE 14.7Dark olivegreen · ΔE 15.6Dark seagreen · ΔE 19.5Medium seagreen · ΔE 26.4Olivedrab · ΔE 28.8Medium aquamarine · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourSea green (#2E8B57)ΔE 14.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#855989
Analogous#758959, #59896D
Triadic#595D89, #89595D
Split complementary#6D5989, #895975
Tetradic#597589, #855989, #896D59

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D0DFCF
Lighter +30%#B2CBB0
Lighter +20%#94B791
Lighter +10%#76A372
Darker −10%#486A45
Darker −20%#334B31
Darker −30%#1E2C1D
Darker −40%#090D09
More saturated +25%#45A53D
Less saturated −25%#717171

Channel breakdown

R93
G137
B89
Red93 (36.5%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue115°
Saturation (HSL)21.24%
Lightness44.31%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 5D · G 89 · B 59

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