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Recognised as Colour

#499D12

  • #499D12
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#499D12 is a green with RGB values 73, 157, 18 and HSL 96°, 79%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#499D12#499D12
HEX#499D12
RGBrgb(73, 157, 18)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.6157, 0.0706
RGB percentages28.6%, 61.6%, 7.1%
HSLhsl(96.3, 79.4%, 34.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(96.3, 88.5%, 61.6%)
CMYK53.5%, 0%, 88.5%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,824,338
CSS custom property--colour: #499D12;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25574WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.11:1
Contrast with white3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#B662ED

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A38F00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#988826no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.9 from the original
Tritanopia#439785no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 13.8Green · ΔE 13.9Olivedrab · ΔE 20.9Yellow green · ΔE 23.4Limegreen · ΔE 25Dark green · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 13.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#66129D
Analogous#8F9D12, #129D20
Triadic#12499D, #9D1249
Split complementary#20129D, #9D128F
Tetradic#128F9D, #66129D, #9D2012

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B3F289
Lighter +30%#95EC5C
Lighter +20%#77E72E
Lighter +10%#5ECB17
Darker −10%#346F0D
Darker −20%#1E4108
Darker −30%#091402
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#45AF00
Less saturated −25%#4E8728

Channel breakdown

R73
G157
B18
Red73 (28.6%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue18 (7.1%)
Hue96.26°
Saturation (HSL)79.43%
Lightness34.31%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 49 · G 9D · B 12

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