The Use and Misuse of Color in Web Pages -
Appendix B-2: Green Color Chart

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The following chart shows colors where the strongest component is always the color Green. The luminance level and RGB value for each color is shown. The background is set to Light Gray (#CCCCCC).

To better understand and utilize the information presented here, please read Section 2.

Notice: Printing this version of the green chart is not recommended due to the amount of black ink that will be consumed to print the background. Use the version shown in Appendix A-1.

White
(Y=+1.00)
(FFFFFF)
Green
(Y=+0.91)
(CCFFCC)
Green
(Y=+0.89)
(CCFF99)
Green
(Y=+0.87)
(CCFF66)
Green
(Y=+0.85)
(CCFF33)
Green
(Y=+0.83)
(CCFF00)
Green
(Y=+0.83)
(99FF99)
Green
(Y=+0.81)
(99FF66)
Green
(Y=+0.79)
(99FF33)
Green
(Y=+0.77)
(99FF00)
Green
(Y=+0.75)
(66FF66)
Green
(Y=+0.73)
(66FF33)
Green
(Y=+0.71)
(66FF00)
Green
(Y=+0.67)
(33FF33)
Green
(Y=+0.65)
(33FF00)
Green
(Y=+0.59)
(00FF00)
Gray
(Y=+0.80)
(CCCCCC)
Green
(Y=+0.72)
(99CC99)
Green
(Y=+0.69)
(99CC66)
Green
(Y=+0.67)
(99CC33)
Green
(Y=+0.65)
(99CC00)
Green
(Y=+0.63)
(66CC66)
Green
(Y=+0.61)
(66CC33)
Green
(Y=+0.59)
(66CC00)
Green
(Y=+0.55)
(33CC33)
Green
(Y=+0.53)
(33CC00)
Green
(Y=+0.47)
(00CC00)
Gray
(Y=+0.60)
(999999)
Green
(Y=+0.52)
(669966)
Green
(Y=+0.49)
(669933)
Green
(Y=+0.47)
(669900)
Green
(Y=+0.43)
(339933)
Green
(Y=+0.41)
(339900)
Green
(Y=+0.35)
(009900)
Gray
(Y=+0.40)
(666666)
Green
(Y=+0.32)
(336633)
Green
(Y=+0.29)
(336600)
Green
(Y=+0.24)
(006600)
Gray
(Y=+0.20)
(333333)
Green
(Y=+0.12)
(003300)

White
(Y=+1.00)
(FFFFFF)
Green
(Y=+0.91)
(CCFFCC)
Green
(Y=+0.85)
(99FFCC)
Green
(Y=+0.79)
(66FFCC)
Green
(Y=+0.74)
(33FFCC)
Green
(Y=+0.68)
(00FFCC)
Green
(Y=+0.83)
(99FF99)
Green
(Y=+0.77)
(66FF99)
Green
(Y=+0.71)
(33FF99)
Green
(Y=+0.65)
(00FF99)
Green
(Y=+0.75)
(66FF66)
Green
(Y=+0.69)
(33FF66)
Green
(Y=+0.63)
(00FF66)
Green
(Y=+0.67)
(33FF33)
Green
(Y=+0.61)
(00FF33)
Green
(Y=+0.59)
(00FF00)
Gray
(Y=+0.80)
(CCCCCC)
Green
(Y=+0.72)
(99CC99)
Green
(Y=+0.66)
(66CC99)
Green
(Y=+0.60)
(33CC99)
Green
(Y=+0.54)
(00CC99)
Green
(Y=+0.63)
(66CC66)
Green
(Y=+0.57)
(33CC66)
Green
(Y=+0.51)
(00CC66)
Green
(Y=+0.55)
(33CC33)
Green
(Y=+0.49)
(00CC33)
Green
(Y=+0.47)
(00CC00)
Gray
(Y=+0.60)
(999999)
Green
(Y=+0.52)
(669966)
Green
(Y=+0.46)
(339966)
Green
(Y=+0.40)
(009966)
Green
(Y=+0.43)
(339933)
Green
(Y=+0.37)
(009933)
Green
(Y=+0.35)
(009900)
Gray
(Y=+0.40)
(666666)
Green
(Y=+0.32)
(336633)
Green
(Y=+0.26)
(006633)
Green
(Y=+0.24)
(006600)
Gray
(Y=+0.20)
(333333)
Green
(Y=+0.12)
(003300)

(Information on printing color tables on color printers can be found here.)


The same color chart is also available on a number of other backgrounds with varying luminance:
Appendix B-1, Green Shades On White. (#FFFFFF)
Appendix B-3, Green Shades On Medium Gray. (#999999)
Appendix B-4, Green Shades On Dark Gray. (#666666)
Appendix B-5, Green Shades On Black. (#000000))
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