Japanese Laurel is a medium dark bright shade of Green. It belongs to the color family Dark Green, and it has medium lightness and high saturation. Japanese Laurel is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Japanese Laurel is #0A6906.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Japanese Laurel has 4%% Red, 41% Green, and 2% Blue.
Japanese Laurel has 118° Hue, 94% Saturation, and 41% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Japanese Laurel has 118° Hue, 88% Saturation, and 22% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Japanese Laurel has 90% cyan, 0% magenta, 94% yellow, and 59% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#0A6906 |
|
RGB |
(10, 105, 6) |
(4%, 41%, 2%) |
HSV |
(118°, 94, 41) |
(32%, 94%, 41%) |
HSL |
(118°, 88, 22) |
(32%, 88%, 22%) |
CMYK |
(90, 0, 94, 59) |
(90%, 0%, 94%, 59%) |
The natural luminance of Japanese Laurel is 10%, which is low.
Japanese Laurel has a higher contrast with white than black.
Japanese Laurel and black have a 3.0:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Japanese Laurel and white have a 6.9:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AA requirement. These colors are suitable for titles.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
10% |
insufficient (3.0) |
AA (6.9) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Japanese Laurel paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 1% Yellow, 38% Green, 59% Black, 2% White, as shown below.
Yellow
1%
Red
0%
Green
38%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
59%
White
2%
To mix Japanese Laurel paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 19% Cyan, 20% Yellow, 59% Black, 2% White, as shown below.
Cyan
19%
Magenta
0%
Yellow
20%
Black
59%
White
2%
Colors similar to Japanese Laurel are: Lincoln Green, Ao, Deep Green, Dark Fern, and British Racing Green. Lincoln Green is more yellow and darker than Japanese Laurel. Ao is brighter and lighter than Japanese Laurel. Deep Green is more cyan and brighter and darker than Japanese Laurel. Dark Fern is more cyan and paler and darker than Japanese Laurel. British Racing Green is more cyan and darker than Japanese Laurel.