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Recognised as Colour

#009721

  • #009721
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#009721 is a green with RGB values 0, 151, 33 and HSL 133°, 100%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#009721#009721
HEX#009721
RGBrgb(0, 151, 33)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.5922, 0.1294
RGB percentages0%, 59.2%, 12.9%
HSLhsl(133.1, 100%, 29.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(133.1, 100%, 59.2%)
CMYK100%, 0%, 78.1%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer38,689
CSS custom property--colour: #009721;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22243WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.45:1
Contrast with white3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#FF68DE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9A8804no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53 from the original
Deuteranopia#8C7E2Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.6 from the original
Tritanopia#009381no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 9Green · ΔE 9.6Dark green · ΔE 23.6Limegreen · ΔE 24.5Medium seagreen · ΔE 28.3Olivedrab · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 8.99, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#970076
Analogous#2B9700, #00976C
Triadic#210097, #972100
Split complementary#6C0097, #97002B
Tetradic#002B97, #970076, #976C00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#64FF86
Lighter +30%#31FF5E
Lighter +20%#00FD37
Lighter +10%#00CA2C
Darker −10%#006416
Darker −20%#00310B
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#009721
Less saturated −25%#13842C

Channel breakdown

R0
G151
B33
Red0 (0%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue33 (12.9%)
Hue133.11°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness29.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 00 · G 97 · B 21

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