Recognised as Colour

#4A5242

#4A5242
Green
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#4A5242 is a green with RGB values 74, 82, 66 and HSL 90°, 11%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#4A5242

RGBrgb(74, 82, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.3216, 0.2588

RGB percentages29%, 32.2%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(90, 10.8%, 29%)

HSV / HSBhsv(90, 19.5%, 32.2%)

CMYK9.8%, 0%, 19.5%, 67.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,870,722

CSS custom property--colour: #4A5242;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07884WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness78 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.15:1

Contrast with white8.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F

Inverted#B5ADBD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#545041no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#524F43no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Tritanopia#4B504Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 13.3 Dim grey · ΔE 15.1 Gray · ΔE 22.5 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 26.8 Slate grey · ΔE 27.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 13.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4A4252

Analogous#525242, #425242

Triadic#424A52, #52424A

Split complementary#424252, #524252

Tetradic#425252, #4A4252, #524242

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B0B9A7

Lighter +30%#97A28B

Lighter +20%#7D8B6F

Lighter +10%#646E59

Darker −10%#31362B

Darker −20%#171915

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4A6530

Less saturated −25%#4A4A4A

Channel breakdown

R74

G82

B66

Red74 (29%)

Green82 (32.2%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue90°

Saturation (HSL)10.81%

Lightness29.02%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 4A · G 52 · B 42

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