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Recognised as Colour

#479D63

  • #479D63
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sea green

#479D63 is a green with RGB values 71, 157, 99 and HSL 140°, 38%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.

Colour values

#479D63#479D63
HEX#479D63
RGBrgb(71, 157, 99)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.6157, 0.3882
RGB percentages27.8%, 61.6%, 38.8%
HSLhsl(139.5, 37.7%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(139.5, 54.8%, 61.6%)
CMYK54.8%, 0%, 36.9%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,693,347
CSS custom property--colour: #479D63;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26354WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.27:1
Contrast with white3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.27:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#B8629C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9D915Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#918967no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.9 from the original
Tritanopia#319B8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sea green · ΔE 7.3Medium seagreen · ΔE 11.3Dark seagreen · ΔE 21.2Medium aquamarine · ΔE 22.5Forest green · ΔE 25.8Dark olivegreen · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourSea green (#2E8B57)ΔE 7.34, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9D4781
Analogous#569D47, #479D8E
Triadic#63479D, #9D6347
Split complementary#8E479D, #9D4756
Tetradic#47569D, #9D4781, #9D8E47

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C9E7D3
Lighter +30%#A6D7B6
Lighter +20%#83C799
Lighter +10%#60B77C
Darker −10%#377A4D
Darker −20%#275737
Darker −30%#173421
Darker −40%#07110A
More saturated +25%#2BBA59
Less saturated −25%#64816D

Channel breakdown

R71
G157
B99
Red71 (27.8%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue99 (38.8%)
Hue139.53°
Saturation (HSL)37.72%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 47 · G 9D · B 63

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