Recognised as Colour

#099240

#099240
Green
Dark
Nearest: Forest green

#099240 is a green with RGB values 9, 146, 64 and HSL 144°, 88%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#099240#099240

HEX#099240

RGBrgb(9, 146, 64)

RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.5725, 0.251

RGB percentages3.5%, 57.3%, 25.1%

HSLhsl(144.1, 88.4%, 30.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(144.1, 93.8%, 57.3%)

CMYK93.8%, 0%, 56.2%, 42.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer627,264

CSS custom property--colour: #099240;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20986WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness114 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.2:1

Contrast with white4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F

Inverted#F66DBF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#938438no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#867B46no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.7 from the original

Tritanopia#008F80no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 11.3 Medium seagreen · ΔE 16 Green · ΔE 17.2 Sea green · ΔE 18.1 Dark green · ΔE 20 Olivedrab · ΔE 27.8

Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 11.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#92095B

Analogous#179209, #099284

Triadic#400992, #924009

Split complementary#840992, #920916

Tetradic#091792, #92095B, #928409

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#71F6A6

Lighter +30%#41F388

Lighter +20%#11F06A

Lighter +10%#0CC255

Darker −10%#06622B

Darker −20%#033216

Darker −30%#000201

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#009B3E

Less saturated −25%#1C7F44

Channel breakdown

G146

B64

Red9 (3.5%)

Green146 (57.3%)

Blue64 (25.1%)

Hue144.09°

Saturation (HSL)88.39%

Lightness30.39%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 09 · G 92 · B 40

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