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Recognised as Colour

#46AC73

  • #46AC73
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#46AC73 is a green with RGB values 70, 172, 115 and HSL 146°, 42%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#46AC73#46AC73
HEX#46AC73
RGBrgb(70, 172, 115)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.6745, 0.451
RGB percentages27.5%, 67.5%, 45.1%
HSLhsl(146.5, 42.1%, 47.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(146.5, 59.3%, 67.5%)
CMYK59.3%, 0%, 33.1%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,631,667
CSS custom property--colour: #46AC73;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32045WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.41:1
Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#B9538C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AB9F6Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9D9577no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.1 from the original
Tritanopia#20AA9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 6.7Sea green · ΔE 12.3Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.1Dark seagreen · ΔE 21.2Light seagreen · ΔE 27.7Forest green · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 6.67, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AC467F
Analogous#4CAC46, #46ACA6
Triadic#7346AC, #AC7346
Split complementary#A646AC, #AC464C
Tetradic#464CAC, #AC467F, #ACA646

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2ECDD
Lighter +30%#ADDEC3
Lighter +20%#89CFA8
Lighter +10%#65C08D
Darker −10%#37885B
Darker −20%#286443
Darker −30%#1A3F2A
Darker −40%#0B1B12
More saturated +25%#28CA6F
Less saturated −25%#648E77

Channel breakdown

R70
G172
B115
Red70 (27.5%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue115 (45.1%)
Hue146.47°
Saturation (HSL)42.15%
Lightness47.45%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 46 · G AC · B 73

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