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Recognised as Colour

#459C2A

  • #459C2A
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#459C2A is a green with RGB values 69, 156, 42 and HSL 106°, 58%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#459C2A#459C2A
HEX#459C2A
RGBrgb(69, 156, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.6118, 0.1647
RGB percentages27.1%, 61.2%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(105.8, 57.6%, 38.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(105.8, 73.1%, 61.2%)
CMYK55.8%, 0%, 73.1%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,561,962
CSS custom property--colour: #459C2A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25209WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.04:1
Contrast with white3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#BA63D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A18E16no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#958735no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.3 from the original
Tritanopia#3C9786no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 8.2Green · ΔE 12Olivedrab · ΔE 19.1Dark green · ΔE 22.6Medium seagreen · ΔE 26.1Yellow green · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 8.21, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#812A9C
Analogous#7E9C2A, #2A9C48
Triadic#2A459C, #9C2A45
Split complementary#482A9C, #9C2A7E
Tetradic#2A7E9C, #812A9C, #9C482A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B9E8AA
Lighter +30%#97DD82
Lighter +20%#76D25A
Lighter +10%#57C435
Darker −10%#33741F
Darker −20%#214C14
Darker −30%#10230A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#38B511
Less saturated −25%#528343

Channel breakdown

R69
G156
B42
Red69 (27.1%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue105.79°
Saturation (HSL)57.58%
Lightness38.82%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 45 · G 9C · B 2A

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