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Recognised as Colour

#5E9C1C

  • #5E9C1C
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olivedrab

#5E9C1C is a green with RGB values 94, 156, 28 and HSL 89°, 70%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

#5E9C1C#5E9C1C
HEX#5E9C1C
RGBrgb(94, 156, 28)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.6118, 0.1098
RGB percentages36.9%, 61.2%, 11%
HSLhsl(89.1, 69.6%, 36.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(89.1, 82.1%, 61.2%)
CMYK39.7%, 0%, 82.1%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,200,348
CSS custom property--colour: #5E9C1C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2624WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.25:1
Contrast with white3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#A163E3

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#A38F00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9A8A2Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.3 from the original
Tritanopia#5E9585no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 13.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#5A1C9C
Analogous#9C9A1C, #1E9C1C
Triadic#1C5E9C, #9C1C5E
Split complementary#1C1E9C, #9A1C9C
Tetradic#1C9C9A, #5A1C9C, #9C1C1E

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#C3EC98
Lighter +30%#AAE56C
Lighter +20%#91DD41
Lighter +10%#78C724
Darker −10%#447114
Darker −20%#2A460C
Darker −30%#101A05
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5FB305
Less saturated −25%#5D8533

Channel breakdown

R94
G156
B28
Red94 (36.9%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue28 (11%)
Hue89.06°
Saturation (HSL)69.57%
Lightness36.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 5E · G 9C · B 1C

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