Recognised as Colour

#99AE3E

#99AE3E
Green
Dark
Nearest: Olivedrab

#99AE3E is a green with RGB values 153, 174, 62 and HSL 71°, 47%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

#99AE3E#99AE3E

HEX#99AE3E

RGBrgb(153, 174, 62)

RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.6824, 0.2431

RGB percentages60%, 68.2%, 24.3%

HSLhsl(71.3, 47.5%, 46.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(71.3, 64.4%, 68.2%)

CMYK12.1%, 0%, 64.4%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,071,614

CSS custom property--colour: #99AE3E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37392WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.48:1

Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1

Inverted#6651C1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B9A530no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#B6A546no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original

Tritanopia#A1A597no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 14.3 Olive · ΔE 19 Dark khaki · ΔE 20.7 Yellow green · ΔE 22 Khaki · ΔE 28 Forest green · ΔE 32.5

Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 14.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#533EAE

Analogous#AE8B3E, #61AE3E

Triadic#3E99AE, #AE3E99

Split complementary#3E61AE, #8B3EAE

Tetradic#3EAE8B, #533EAE, #AE3E61

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E6EDCB

Lighter +30%#D4DFA6

Lighter +20%#C3D280

Lighter +10%#B1C45B

Darker −10%#788831

Darker −20%#576323

Darker −30%#363D16

Darker −40%#151808

More saturated +25%#ABCC20

Less saturated −25%#87915C

Channel breakdown

R153

G174

B62

Red153 (60%)

Green174 (68.2%)

Blue62 (24.3%)

Hue71.25°

Saturation (HSL)47.46%

Lightness46.27%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 99 · G AE · B 3E

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Colour harmonies

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