Recognised as Colour

#779B22

#779B22
Green
Dark
Nearest: Olivedrab

#779B22 is a green with RGB values 119, 155, 34 and HSL 78°, 64%, 37%. 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

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HEX#779B22

RGBrgb(119, 155, 34)

RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.6078, 0.1333

RGB percentages46.7%, 60.8%, 13.3%

HSLhsl(77.9, 64%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(77.9, 78.1%, 60.8%)

CMYK23.2%, 0%, 78.1%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,838,498

CSS custom property--colour: #779B22;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2748WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.5:1

Contrast with white3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.5:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B

Inverted#8864DD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A49001no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#9F8F2Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original

Tritanopia#7D9384no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 7.2 Olive · ΔE 18.4 Yellow green · ΔE 22.4 Forest green · ΔE 24 Green · ΔE 26.2 Dark khaki · ΔE 29.5

Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 7.15, clearly different but related

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#46229B

Analogous#9B8322, #3A9B22

Triadic#22779B, #9B2277

Split complementary#223B9B, #83229B

Tetradic#229B83, #46229B, #9B223B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D4EA9F

Lighter +30%#C1E175

Lighter +20%#AED84B

Lighter +10%#97C52B

Darker −10%#577119

Darker −20%#374710

Darker −30%#171E06

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#81B30A

Less saturated −25%#6D833A

Channel breakdown

R119

G155

B34

Red119 (46.7%)

Green155 (60.8%)

Blue34 (13.3%)

Hue77.85°

Saturation (HSL)64.02%

Lightness37.06%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 77 · G 9B · B 22

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Colour values

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