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Recognised as Colour

#469C40

  • #469C40
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#469C40 is a green with RGB values 70, 156, 64 and HSL 116°, 42%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#469C40#469C40
HEX#469C40
RGBrgb(70, 156, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.6118, 0.251
RGB percentages27.5%, 61.2%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(116.1, 41.8%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(116.1, 59%, 61.2%)
CMYK55.1%, 0%, 59%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,627,520
CSS custom property--colour: #469C40;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25449WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.09:1
Contrast with white3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#B963BF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9F8F37no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#948747no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.8 from the original
Tritanopia#3A9888no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 10Green · ΔE 16.7Medium seagreen · ΔE 17.7Olivedrab · ΔE 19.4Sea green · ΔE 21.2Dark green · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 10, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#96409C
Analogous#749C40, #409C68
Triadic#40469C, #9C4046
Split complementary#68409C, #9C4074
Tetradic#40749C, #96409C, #9C6840

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C4E6C2
Lighter +30%#A2D79E
Lighter +20%#7FC87A
Lighter +10%#5CB956
Darker −10%#367831
Darker −20%#265422
Darker −30%#153013
Darker −40%#050B05
More saturated +25%#2EB825
Less saturated −25%#5E815C

Channel breakdown

R70
G156
B64
Red70 (27.5%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue116.09°
Saturation (HSL)41.82%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 46 · G 9C · B 40

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