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Recognised as Colour

#609F38

  • #609F38
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olivedrab

#609F38 is a green with RGB values 96, 159, 56 and HSL 97°, 48%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

#609F38#609F38
HEX#609F38
RGBrgb(96, 159, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.6235, 0.2196
RGB percentages37.6%, 62.4%, 22%
HSLhsl(96.7, 47.9%, 42.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(96.7, 64.8%, 62.4%)
CMYK39.6%, 0%, 64.8%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,332,216
CSS custom property--colour: #609F38;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27569WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.51:1
Contrast with white3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#9F60C7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A5932Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#9C8D40no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original
Tritanopia#5F998Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 12.1Forest green · ΔE 14.2Green · ΔE 19Dark green · ΔE 24.1Medium seagreen · ΔE 24.4Yellow green · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 12.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#77389F
Analogous#939F38, #389F43
Triadic#38609F, #9F3860
Split complementary#44389F, #9F3893
Tetradic#38939F, #77389F, #9F4338

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDE7BC
Lighter +30%#B0DA96
Lighter +20%#94CD70
Lighter +10%#78BF4B
Darker −10%#49792B
Darker −20%#32541D
Darker −30%#1C2E10
Darker −40%#050803
More saturated +25%#5ABA1D
Less saturated −25%#668453

Channel breakdown

R96
G159
B56
Red96 (37.6%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue96.7°
Saturation (HSL)47.91%
Lightness42.16%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 60 · G 9F · B 38

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