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Recognised as Colour

#778A16

  • #778A16
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olivedrab

#778A16 is a yellow with RGB values 119, 138, 22 and HSL 70°, 72%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

#778A16#778A16
HEX#778A16
RGBrgb(119, 138, 22)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.5412, 0.0863
RGB percentages46.7%, 54.1%, 8.6%
HSLhsl(69.8, 72.5%, 31.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(69.8, 84.1%, 54.1%)
CMYK13.8%, 0%, 84.1%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,834,134
CSS custom property--colour: #778A16;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22157WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.43:1
Contrast with white3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#8875E9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#948200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#918223no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Tritanopia#7F8275no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 7.7Olive · ΔE 9.6Dark olivegreen · ΔE 26.2Dark khaki · ΔE 27.3Forest green · ΔE 29.4Yellow green · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 7.66, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#29168A
Analogous#8A6316, #3D8A16
Triadic#16778A, #8A1677
Split complementary#163D8A, #63168A
Tetradic#168A63, #29168A, #8A163D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DAEB81
Lighter +30%#CDE455
Lighter +20%#BFDD29
Lighter +10%#9DB61D
Darker −10%#515E0F
Darker −20%#2B3208
Darker −30%#050601
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#849E02
Less saturated −25%#6A762A

Channel breakdown

R119
G138
B22
Red119 (46.7%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue22 (8.6%)
Hue69.83°
Saturation (HSL)72.5%
Lightness31.37%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 77 · G 8A · B 16

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