Recognised as Colour

#498F00

#498F00
Green
Dark
Nearest: Green

#498F00 is a green with RGB values 73, 143, 0 and HSL 89°, 100%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Green.

Colour values

#498F00#498F00

HEX#498F00

RGBrgb(73, 143, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.5608, 0

RGB percentages28.6%, 56.1%, 0%

HSLhsl(89.4, 100%, 28%)

HSV / HSBhsv(89.4, 100%, 56.1%)

CMYK49%, 0%, 100%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,820,736

CSS custom property--colour: #498F00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21061WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness116.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.21:1

Contrast with white4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.21:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#767676

Inverted#B670FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#958200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#8C7D1Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.1 from the original

Tritanopia#478979no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green · ΔE 12.8 Forest green · ΔE 13.2 Olivedrab · ΔE 15.9 Dark green · ΔE 22 Yellow green · ΔE 26.2 Olive · ΔE 29.8

Nearest named CSS colourGreen (#008000)ΔE 12.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#46008F

Analogous#8F8E00, #018F00

Triadic#00498F, #8F0049

Split complementary#00028F, #8D008F

Tetradic#008F8D, #46008F, #8F0002

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#AFFF5C

Lighter +30%#96FF29

Lighter +20%#7DF500

Lighter +10%#63C200

Darker −10%#2F5C00

Darker −20%#152900

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#498F00

Less saturated −25%#497D12

Channel breakdown

R73

G143

Red73 (28.6%)

Green143 (56.1%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue89.37°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness28.04%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 49 · G 8F · B 00

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