Recognised as Colour

#497B2A

#497B2A
Green
Dark
Nearest: Olivedrab

#497B2A is a green with RGB values 73, 123, 42 and HSL 97°, 49%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

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HEX#497B2A

RGBrgb(73, 123, 42)

RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.4824, 0.1647

RGB percentages28.6%, 48.2%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(97, 49.1%, 32.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(97, 65.9%, 48.2%)

CMYK40.7%, 0%, 65.9%, 51.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,815,658

CSS custom property--colour: #497B2A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1575WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.06:1

Contrast with white5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B

Inverted#B684D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7F7120no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#796D31no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.7 from the original

Tritanopia#48766Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 14.8 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 15.7 Dark green · ΔE 15.9 Forest green · ΔE 19.3 Sea green · ΔE 20 Green · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 14.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5C2A7B

Analogous#717B2A, #2A7B34

Triadic#2A497B, #7B2A49

Split complementary#342A7B, #7B2A71

Tetradic#2A717B, #5C2A7B, #7B342A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B0DB96

Lighter +30%#94CE70

Lighter +20%#78C14A

Lighter +10%#60A137

Darker −10%#32551D

Darker −20%#1C2F10

Darker −30%#050903

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#449015

Less saturated −25%#4E663F

Channel breakdown

R73

G123

B42

Red73 (28.6%)

Green123 (48.2%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue97.04°

Saturation (HSL)49.09%

Lightness32.35%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 49 · G 7B · B 2A

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Colour values

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