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Recognised as Colour

#497D2C

  • #497D2C
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olivedrab

#497D2C is a green with RGB values 73, 125, 44 and HSL 99°, 48%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

#497D2C#497D2C
HEX#497D2C
RGBrgb(73, 125, 44)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.4902, 0.1725
RGB percentages28.6%, 49%, 17.3%
HSLhsl(98.5, 47.9%, 33.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(98.5, 64.8%, 49%)
CMYK41.6%, 0%, 64.8%, 51%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,816,172
CSS custom property--colour: #497D2C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16266WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.94:1
Contrast with white4.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#B682D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#817322no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A6F32no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original
Tritanopia#47786Cno 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 text4.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 14.8Dark green · ΔE 15.9Dark olivegreen · ΔE 16.4Forest green · ΔE 18.6Sea green · ΔE 19.4Green · ΔE 22.6
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#602C7D
Analogous#717D2C, #2C7D38
Triadic#2C497D, #7D2C49
Split complementary#372C7D, #7D2C72
Tetradic#2C727D, #602C7D, #7D382C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B1DB9A
Lighter +30%#94CE74
Lighter +20%#77C14E
Lighter +10%#5FA339
Darker −10%#33571F
Darker −20%#1D3211
Darker −30%#070C04
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#439217
Less saturated −25%#4F6841

Channel breakdown

R73
G125
B44
Red73 (28.6%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue44 (17.3%)
Hue98.52°
Saturation (HSL)47.93%
Lightness33.14%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 49 · G 7D · B 2C

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