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Recognised as Colour

#49BB4F

  • #49BB4F
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#49BB4F is a green with RGB values 73, 187, 79 and HSL 123°, 46%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#49BB4F#49BB4F
HEX#49BB4F
RGBrgb(73, 187, 79)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.7333, 0.3098
RGB percentages28.6%, 73.3%, 31%
HSLhsl(123.2, 45.6%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(123.2, 61%, 73.3%)
CMYK61%, 0%, 57.8%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,832,079
CSS custom property--colour: #49BB4F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37522WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.5:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#B644B0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BEAB44no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B0A157no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.6 from the original
Tritanopia#32B6A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 17.6Medium seagreen · ΔE 21.2Light green · ΔE 21.7Limegreen · ΔE 22Green · ΔE 22.2Pale green · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 17.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BB49B5
Analogous#7CBB49, #49BB88
Triadic#4F49BB, #BB4F49
Split complementary#8849BB, #BB497C
Tetradic#497CBB, #BB49B5, #BB8849

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEF2DF
Lighter +30%#B8E5BB
Lighter +20%#93D797
Lighter +10%#6EC973
Darker −10%#39983E
Darker −20%#2B732F
Darker −30%#1D4E20
Darker −40%#0F2911
More saturated +25%#2ADA33
Less saturated −25%#689C6B

Channel breakdown

R73
G187
B79
Red73 (28.6%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue79 (31%)
Hue123.16°
Saturation (HSL)45.6%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 49 · G BB · B 4F

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