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Recognised as Colour

#038227

  • #038227
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#038227 is a green with RGB values 3, 130, 39 and HSL 137°, 95%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#038227#038227
HEX#038227
RGBrgb(3, 130, 39)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.5098, 0.1529
RGB percentages1.2%, 51%, 15.3%
HSLhsl(137, 95.5%, 26.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(137, 97.7%, 51%)
CMYK97.7%, 0%, 70%, 49%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer229,927
CSS custom property--colour: #038227;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16131WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.97:1
Contrast with white4.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#FC7DD8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#84751Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#786C30no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.4 from the original
Tritanopia#007F70no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 6.7Green · ΔE 10.9Dark green · ΔE 12.8Sea green · ΔE 22Medium seagreen · ΔE 23.5Olivedrab · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 6.71, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#82035E
Analogous#1F8203, #038266
Triadic#270382, #822703
Split complementary#670382, #82031E
Tetradic#031F82, #82035E, #826603

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#56FB85
Lighter +30%#24FA61
Lighter +20%#05E645
Lighter +10%#04B436
Darker −10%#025018
Darker −20%#011E09
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#008526
Less saturated −25%#14712E

Channel breakdown

R3
G130
B39
Red3 (1.2%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue39 (15.3%)
Hue137.01°
Saturation (HSL)95.49%
Lightness26.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 03 · G 82 · B 27

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