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Recognised as Colour

#609C42

  • #609C42
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olivedrab

#609C42 is a green with RGB values 96, 156, 66 and HSL 100°, 41%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

#609C42#609C42
HEX#609C42
RGBrgb(96, 156, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.6118, 0.2588
RGB percentages37.6%, 61.2%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(100, 40.5%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(100, 57.7%, 61.2%)
CMYK38.5%, 0%, 57.7%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,331,458
CSS custom property--colour: #609C42;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26657WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.33:1
Contrast with white3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#9F63BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A19039no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#998B48no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original
Tritanopia#5E9788no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 12.9Forest green · ΔE 16.2Medium seagreen · ΔE 21.1Sea green · ΔE 21.9Green · ΔE 21.9Dark green · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 12.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7E429C
Analogous#8D9C42, #429C51
Triadic#42609C, #9C4260
Split complementary#51429C, #9C428D
Tetradic#428D9C, #7E429C, #9C5142

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CFE6C4
Lighter +30%#B2D7A0
Lighter +20%#95C87C
Lighter +10%#78B958
Darker −10%#4A7833
Darker −20%#345424
Darker −30%#1E3015
Darker −40%#080D05
More saturated +25%#57B826
Less saturated −25%#69805E

Channel breakdown

R96
G156
B66
Red96 (37.6%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue100°
Saturation (HSL)40.54%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 60 · G 9C · B 42

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