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Recognised as Colour

#479A27

  • #479A27
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#479A27 is a green with RGB values 71, 154, 39 and HSL 103°, 60%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#479A27#479A27
HEX#479A27
RGBrgb(71, 154, 39)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.6039, 0.1529
RGB percentages27.8%, 60.4%, 15.3%
HSLhsl(103.3, 59.6%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(103.3, 74.7%, 60.4%)
CMYK53.9%, 0%, 74.7%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,692,519
CSS custom property--colour: #479A27;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24597WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.92:1
Contrast with white3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#B865D8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9F8C11no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#948533no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.8 from the original
Tritanopia#409584no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 8.4Green · ΔE 11.9Olivedrab · ΔE 17.9Dark green · ΔE 22.1Medium seagreen · ΔE 26.8Yellow green · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 8.44, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7A279A
Analogous#819A27, #279A40
Triadic#27479A, #9A2747
Split complementary#41279A, #9A2780
Tetradic#27809A, #7A279A, #9A4027

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B8E8A5
Lighter +30%#97DE7C
Lighter +20%#77D453
Lighter +10%#5AC331
Darker −10%#34711D
Darker −20%#214912
Darker −30%#0F2008
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3CB20F
Less saturated −25%#52823F

Channel breakdown

R71
G154
B39
Red71 (27.8%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue39 (15.3%)
Hue103.3°
Saturation (HSL)59.59%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 47 · G 9A · B 27

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