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Recognised as Colour

#46C259

  • #46C259
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light green

#46C259 is a green with RGB values 70, 194, 89 and HSL 129°, 50%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#46C259#46C259
HEX#46C259
RGBrgb(70, 194, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.7608, 0.349
RGB percentages27.5%, 76.1%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(129.2, 50.4%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(129.2, 63.9%, 76.1%)
CMYK63.9%, 0%, 54.1%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,637,273
CSS custom property--colour: #46C259;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40607WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.12:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#B93DA6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5B14Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5A761no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.4 from the original
Tritanopia#24BEAAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 20Medium seagreen · ΔE 20.3Forest green · ΔE 20.5Limegreen · ΔE 22.2Pale green · ΔE 22.5Medium spring green · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 19.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C246AF
Analogous#71C246, #46C297
Triadic#5946C2, #C25946
Split complementary#9746C2, #C24671
Tetradic#4671C2, #C246AF, #C29746

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFF5E3
Lighter +30%#B9E8C0
Lighter +20%#93DB9E
Lighter +10%#6CCF7B
Darker −10%#35A045
Darker −20%#287A35
Darker −30%#1C5324
Darker −40%#0F2D14
More saturated +25%#27E144
Less saturated −25%#65A36E

Channel breakdown

R70
G194
B89
Red70 (27.5%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue129.19°
Saturation (HSL)50.41%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 46 · G C2 · B 59

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