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Recognised as Colour

#47BC4C

  • #47BC4C
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#47BC4C is a green with RGB values 71, 188, 76 and HSL 123°, 47%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#47BC4C#47BC4C
HEX#47BC4C
RGBrgb(71, 188, 76)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.7373, 0.298
RGB percentages27.8%, 73.7%, 29.8%
HSLhsl(122.6, 46.6%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(122.6, 62.2%, 73.7%)
CMYK62.2%, 0%, 59.6%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,701,260
CSS custom property--colour: #47BC4C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37828WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.57:1
Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#B843B3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C0AB40no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#B1A255no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.5 from the original
Tritanopia#2EB7A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 18.2Limegreen · ΔE 19.9Green · ΔE 22.2Light green · ΔE 22.6Medium seagreen · ΔE 23.1Pale green · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 18.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC47B7
Analogous#7DBC47, #47BC86
Triadic#4C47BC, #BC4C47
Split complementary#8647BC, #BC477D
Tetradic#477DBC, #BC47B7, #BC8647

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDF2DD
Lighter +30%#B7E5B9
Lighter +20%#92D795
Lighter +10%#6CCA70
Darker −10%#38983C
Darker −20%#2A732D
Darker −30%#1C4E1E
Darker −40%#0F2810
More saturated +25%#28DB2F
Less saturated −25%#669D69

Channel breakdown

R71
G188
B76
Red71 (27.8%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue76 (29.8%)
Hue122.56°
Saturation (HSL)46.61%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 47 · G BC · B 4C

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