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Colour

#5F9F5F

  • #5F9F5F
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sea green

#5F9F5F is a green with RGB values 95, 159, 95 and HSL 120°, 25%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.

Colour values

#5F9F5F#5F9F5F
HEX#5F9F5F
RGBrgb(95, 159, 95)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.6235, 0.3725
RGB percentages37.3%, 62.4%, 37.3%
HSLhsl(120, 25.2%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(120, 40.3%, 62.4%)
CMYK40.3%, 0%, 40.3%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,266,719
CSS custom property--colour: #5F9F5F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28055WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.61:1
Contrast with white3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#A060A0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A2945Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#988E63no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Tritanopia#589C8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sea green · ΔE 12.4Medium seagreen · ΔE 15.4Dark seagreen · ΔE 18.3Dark olivegreen · ΔE 23.6Olivedrab · ΔE 23.9Medium aquamarine · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourSea green (#2E8B57)ΔE 12.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9F5F9F
Analogous#7F9F5F, #5F9F7F
Triadic#5F5F9F, #9F5F5F
Split complementary#7F5F9F, #9F5F7F
Tetradic#5F7F9F, #9F5F9F, #9F7F5F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEECDE
Lighter +30%#BFD8BF
Lighter +20%#9FC59F
Lighter +10%#7FB27F
Darker −10%#4C7F4C
Darker −20%#395F39
Darker −30%#263F26
Darker −40%#131F13
More saturated +25%#3FBF3F
Less saturated −25%#7F7F7F

Channel breakdown

R95
G159
B95
Red95 (37.3%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue95 (37.3%)
Hue120°
Saturation (HSL)25.2%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 5F · G 9F · B 5F

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