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Recognised as Colour

#1CAE4A

  • #1CAE4A
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#1CAE4A is a green with RGB values 28, 174, 74 and HSL 139°, 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

#1CAE4A#1CAE4A
HEX#1CAE4A
RGBrgb(28, 174, 74)
RGB (0–1)0.1098, 0.6824, 0.2902
RGB percentages11%, 68.2%, 29%
HSLhsl(138.9, 72.3%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(138.9, 83.9%, 68.2%)
CMYK83.9%, 0%, 57.5%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,879,626
CSS custom property--colour: #1CAE4A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31013WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.5 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#E351B5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B09E40no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A09352no 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 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 15Medium seagreen · ΔE 19Green · ΔE 19.6Limegreen · ΔE 25Light green · ΔE 26.8Medium spring green · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE1C80
Analogous#37AE1C, #1CAE93
Triadic#4A1CAE, #AE4A1C
Split complementary#931CAE, #AE1C37
Tetradic#1C37AE, #AE1C80, #AE931C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A5F1BD
Lighter +30%#79EA9D
Lighter +20%#4EE27C
Lighter +10%#23DA5D
Darker −10%#158237
Darker −20%#0E5625
Darker −30%#072A12
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#03C741
Less saturated −25%#359553

Channel breakdown

R28
G174
B74
Red28 (11%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue138.9°
Saturation (HSL)72.28%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 1C · G AE · B 4A

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