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Recognised as Colour

#1CAE49

  • #1CAE49
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#1CAE49 is a green with RGB values 28, 174, 73 and HSL 138°, 72%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#1CAE49#1CAE49
HEX#1CAE49
RGBrgb(28, 174, 73)
RGB (0–1)0.1098, 0.6824, 0.2863
RGB percentages11%, 68.2%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(138.5, 72.3%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(138.5, 83.9%, 68.2%)
CMYK83.9%, 0%, 58%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,879,625
CSS custom property--colour: #1CAE49;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.2:1
Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#E351B6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B09E3Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A09351no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00AA98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 14.9Green · ΔE 19.5Medium seagreen · ΔE 19.5Limegreen · ΔE 24.6Light green · ΔE 26.9Medium spring green · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 14.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE1C81
Analogous#38AE1C, #1CAE92
Triadic#491CAE, #AE491C
Split complementary#921CAE, #AE1C38
Tetradic#1C38AE, #AE1C81, #AE921C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A5F1BD
Lighter +30%#79EA9C
Lighter +20%#4EE27B
Lighter +10%#23DA5B
Darker −10%#158237
Darker −20%#0E5624
Darker −30%#072A12
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#03C73F
Less saturated −25%#359553

Channel breakdown

R28
G174
B73
Red28 (11%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue138.49°
Saturation (HSL)72.28%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 1C · G AE · B 49

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