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Recognised as Colour

#489A45

  • #489A45
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#489A45 is a green with RGB values 72, 154, 69 and HSL 118°, 38%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#489A45#489A45
HEX#489A45
RGBrgb(72, 154, 69)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.6039, 0.2706
RGB percentages28.2%, 60.4%, 27.1%
HSLhsl(117.9, 38.1%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(117.9, 55.2%, 60.4%)
CMYK53.2%, 0%, 55.2%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,758,085
CSS custom property--colour: #489A45;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24919WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.98:1
Contrast with white3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#B765BA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9D8D3Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#92864Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.9 from the original
Tritanopia#3C9687no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 12.6Medium seagreen · ΔE 16Sea green · ΔE 17.8Green · ΔE 19.3Olivedrab · ΔE 19.5Dark green · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 12.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#97459A
Analogous#739A45, #459A6C
Triadic#45489A, #9A4548
Split complementary#6D459A, #9A4572
Tetradic#45739A, #97459A, #9A6D45

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C7E5C6
Lighter +30%#A4D6A2
Lighter +20%#82C67F
Lighter +10%#5FB65C
Darker −10%#387735
Darker −20%#275425
Darker −30%#173016
Darker −40%#060D06
More saturated +25%#2EB629
Less saturated −25%#627E61

Channel breakdown

R72
G154
B69
Red72 (28.2%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue69 (27.1%)
Hue117.88°
Saturation (HSL)38.12%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 48 · G 9A · B 45

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