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Recognised as Colour

#778B15

  • #778B15
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olivedrab

#778B15 is a green with RGB values 119, 139, 21 and HSL 70°, 74%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

#778B15#778B15
HEX#778B15
RGBrgb(119, 139, 21)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.5451, 0.0824
RGB percentages46.7%, 54.5%, 8.2%
HSLhsl(70.2, 73.8%, 31.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(70.2, 84.9%, 54.5%)
CMYK14.4%, 0%, 84.9%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,834,389
CSS custom property--colour: #778B15;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22441WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.49:1
Contrast with white3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.49:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#8874EA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#948200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#928322no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Tritanopia#7F8376no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 7.5Olive · ΔE 10Dark olivegreen · ΔE 26.9Dark khaki · ΔE 27.6Forest green · ΔE 29.1Yellow green · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 7.5, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#29158B
Analogous#8B6415, #3C8B15
Triadic#15778B, #8B1577
Split complementary#153C8B, #64158B
Tetradic#158B64, #29158B, #8B153C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DAEC80
Lighter +30%#CDE554
Lighter +20%#BFDE28
Lighter +10%#9DB71C
Darker −10%#515F0E
Darker −20%#2B3208
Darker −30%#050601
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#849F01
Less saturated −25%#6A7729

Channel breakdown

R119
G139
B21
Red119 (46.7%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue21 (8.2%)
Hue70.17°
Saturation (HSL)73.75%
Lightness31.37%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 77 · G 8B · B 15

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