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Recognised as Colour

#489A21

  • #489A21
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#489A21 is a green with RGB values 72, 154, 33 and HSL 101°, 65%, 37%. 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

#489A21#489A21
HEX#489A21
RGBrgb(72, 154, 33)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.6039, 0.1294
RGB percentages28.2%, 60.4%, 12.9%
HSLhsl(100.7, 64.7%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(100.7, 78.6%, 60.4%)
CMYK53.2%, 0%, 78.6%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,758,049
CSS custom property--colour: #489A21;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24599WCAG 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#B765DE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9F8C01no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#95852Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42 from the original
Tritanopia#429483no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53 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 9.7Green · ΔE 12Olivedrab · ΔE 18.1Dark green · ΔE 22.9Yellow green · ΔE 26.1Limegreen · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 9.71, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#73219A
Analogous#849A21, #219A36
Triadic#21489A, #9A2148
Split complementary#36219A, #9A2184
Tetradic#21849A, #73219A, #9A3721

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B6EA9D
Lighter +30%#96E173
Lighter +20%#77D849
Lighter +10%#5CC42A
Darker −10%#347018
Darker −20%#21460F
Darker −30%#0D1C06
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#40B10A
Less saturated −25%#508338

Channel breakdown

R72
G154
B33
Red72 (28.2%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue33 (12.9%)
Hue100.66°
Saturation (HSL)64.71%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 48 · G 9A · B 21

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