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Recognised as Colour

#479E2D

  • #479E2D
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#479E2D is a green with RGB values 71, 158, 45 and HSL 106°, 56%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#479E2D#479E2D
HEX#479E2D
RGBrgb(71, 158, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.6196, 0.1765
RGB percentages27.8%, 62%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(106.2, 55.7%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(106.2, 71.5%, 62%)
CMYK55.1%, 0%, 71.5%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,693,549
CSS custom property--colour: #479E2D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25983WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.2:1
Contrast with white3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#B861D2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A3901Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#978938no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.3 from the original
Tritanopia#3E9988no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 8.7Green · ΔE 12.7Olivedrab · ΔE 19.2Dark green · ΔE 23.2Medium seagreen · ΔE 25.5Yellow green · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 8.66, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#842D9E
Analogous#809E2D, #2D9E4B
Triadic#2D479E, #9E2D47
Split complementary#4C2D9E, #9E2D7F
Tetradic#2D7F9E, #842D9E, #9E4B2D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BCE8AF
Lighter +30%#9BDD87
Lighter +20%#7AD25F
Lighter +10%#59C638
Darker −10%#357622
Darker −20%#234F16
Darker −30%#11270B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#39B714
Less saturated −25%#558546

Channel breakdown

R71
G158
B45
Red71 (27.8%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue106.19°
Saturation (HSL)55.67%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 47 · G 9E · B 2D

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