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Recognised as Colour

#49C259

  • #49C259
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light green

#49C259 is a green with RGB values 73, 194, 89 and HSL 128°, 50%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#49C259#49C259
HEX#49C259
RGBrgb(73, 194, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.7608, 0.349
RGB percentages28.6%, 76.1%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(127.9, 49.8%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(127.9, 62.4%, 76.1%)
CMYK62.4%, 0%, 54.1%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,833,881
CSS custom property--colour: #49C259;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40721WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.14:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#B63DA6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5B14Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6A761no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.2 from the original
Tritanopia#2BBDAAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 19.7Medium seagreen · ΔE 20.2Forest green · ΔE 20.3Pale green · ΔE 22.3Limegreen · ΔE 22.4Green · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 19.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C249B2
Analogous#76C249, #49C295
Triadic#5949C2, #C25949
Split complementary#9549C2, #C24976
Tetradic#4975C2, #C249B2, #C29549

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2F5E4
Lighter +30%#BCE8C2
Lighter +20%#95DC9F
Lighter +10%#6FCF7C
Darker −10%#36A244
Darker −20%#297C34
Darker −30%#1D5524
Darker −40%#102F14
More saturated +25%#2BE043
Less saturated −25%#67A46F

Channel breakdown

R73
G194
B89
Red73 (28.6%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue127.93°
Saturation (HSL)49.79%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 49 · G C2 · B 59

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