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Recognised as Colour

#498D30

  • #498D30
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#498D30 is a green with RGB values 73, 141, 48 and HSL 104°, 49%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#498D30#498D30
HEX#498D30
RGBrgb(73, 141, 48)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.5529, 0.1882
RGB percentages28.6%, 55.3%, 18.8%
HSLhsl(103.9, 49.2%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(103.9, 66%, 55.3%)
CMYK48.2%, 0%, 66%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,820,272
CSS custom property--colour: #498D30;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2068WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.14:1
Contrast with white4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#B672CF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#918124no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#887B38no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.6 from the original
Tritanopia#44887Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 10.9Olivedrab · ΔE 13.9Green · ΔE 16.1Dark green · ΔE 16.9Sea green · ΔE 21.7Medium seagreen · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 10.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#74308D
Analogous#788D30, #308D46
Triadic#30498D, #8D3049
Split complementary#46308D, #8D3077
Tetradic#30778D, #74308D, #8D4630

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B7E1A8
Lighter +30%#98D482
Lighter +20%#79C75C
Lighter +10%#5DB33D
Darker −10%#356723
Darker −20%#224116
Darker −30%#0E1B09
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3EA518
Less saturated −25%#547548

Channel breakdown

R73
G141
B48
Red73 (28.6%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue48 (18.8%)
Hue103.87°
Saturation (HSL)49.21%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 49 · G 8D · B 30

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