Recognised as Colour
#608B00
- #608B00
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Olivedrab
#608B00 is a green with RGB values 96, 139, 0 and HSL 79°, 100%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.
Colour values
#608B00#608B00
HEX#608B00
RGBrgb(96, 139, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.5451, 0
RGB percentages37.6%, 54.5%, 0%
HSLhsl(78.6, 100%, 27.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(78.6, 100%, 54.5%)
CMYK30.9%, 0%, 100%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,327,040
CSS custom property--colour: #608B00;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20952WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.7 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#787878
Inverted#9F74FF
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2B008B
Analogous#8B7000, #1B8B00
Triadic#00608B, #8B0060
Split complementary#001B8B, #70008B
Tetradic#008B70, #2B008B, #8B001B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R96
G139
B0
Red96 (37.6%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue78.56°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness27.25%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 60 · G 8B · B 00
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