Colour

#7F9959

#7F9959
Green
Dark
Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#7F9959 is a green with RGB values 127, 153, 89 and HSL 84°, 26%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

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HEX#7F9959

RGBrgb(127, 153, 89)

RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.6, 0.349

RGB percentages49.8%, 60%, 34.9%

HSLhsl(84.4, 26.4%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(84.4, 41.8%, 60%)

CMYK17%, 0%, 41.8%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,362,329

CSS custom property--colour: #7F9959;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28016WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.6:1

Contrast with white3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.6:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F

Inverted#8066A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9F9154no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#9B905Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original

Tritanopia#829489no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 17.7 Dark seagreen · ΔE 17.9 Dark khaki · ΔE 19.8 Olivedrab · ΔE 21.2 Sea green · ΔE 23.5 Olive · ΔE 28.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 17.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#735999

Analogous#999359, #5F9959

Triadic#597F99, #99597F

Split complementary#595F99, #935999

Tetradic#599993, #735999, #99595F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E1E7D7

Lighter +30%#C8D5B6

Lighter +20%#B0C296

Lighter +10%#98AF76

Darker −10%#647946

Darker −20%#495933

Darker −30%#2F3821

Darker −40%#14180E

More saturated +25%#85B73B

Less saturated −25%#797B77

Channel breakdown

R127

G153

B89

Red127 (49.8%)

Green153 (60%)

Blue89 (34.9%)

Hue84.38°

Saturation (HSL)26.45%

Lightness47.45%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 7F · G 99 · B 59

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