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Red-sensing cones (60 percent) Green-sensing cones (30 percent)

https://askabiologist.asu.edu/rods-and-cones
Green cones are the closed to rods(contrast) in spectrum.

Why aren't we talking about the real issue, which is that human eyes are terribly inconsistent across the visible spectrum. They're attuned to colors that were most important to us as hairy hunter/gatherers and no longer are attuned to our modern life. We need cybernetic eyes that can see equally well not just along the entire visible spectrum but also in the near visible, making highly improved night vision possible. Faster reaction time to changes in light intensity would be another advantage. Optical zoom in and out would enhance our abilities immensely.
Why wouldn't we want cybernetic eyes?

The wavelength sensitivity of our cone cells has an influence on what we perceive as being separate colors but as others have mentioned, there is also a cultural component to it, likely influenced by the dominate colors in the important parts of our environment.
Maybe someday we'll have artificial eyes that we can adjust to be sensitive to different parts of the visible and near visible spectrum.