Colour

#48A513

#48A513
Green
Dark
Nearest: Green

#48A513 is a green with RGB values 72, 165, 19 and HSL 98°, 79%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Green.

Colour values

#48A513#48A513

HEX#48A513

RGBrgb(72, 165, 19)

RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.6471, 0.0745

RGB percentages28.2%, 64.7%, 7.5%

HSLhsl(98.2, 79.3%, 36.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(98.2, 88.5%, 64.7%)

CMYK56.4%, 0%, 88.5%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,760,851

CSS custom property--colour: #48A513;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28335WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.67:1

Contrast with white3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.67:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#878787

Inverted#B75AEC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AA9600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#9F8E29no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.3 from the original

Tritanopia#409F8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green · ΔE 16.5 Forest green · ΔE 16.7 Limegreen · ΔE 20.6 Yellow green · ΔE 22.3 Olivedrab · ΔE 25 Dark green · ΔE 30.2

Nearest named CSS colourGreen (#008000)ΔE 16.5, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#7013A5

Analogous#91A513, #13A527

Triadic#1348A5, #A51348

Split complementary#2713A5, #A51391

Tetradic#1391A5, #7013A5, #A52713

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#B5F292

Lighter +30%#96ED64

Lighter +20%#77E836

Lighter +10%#5CD318

Darker −10%#34770E

Darker −20%#204A08

Darker −30%#0C1C03

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#43B800

Less saturated −25%#4E8E2A

Channel breakdown

R72

G165

B19

Red72 (28.2%)

Green165 (64.7%)

Blue19 (7.5%)

Hue98.22°

Saturation (HSL)79.35%

Lightness36.08%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 48 · G A5 · B 13

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