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Recognised as Colour

#4A8E39

  • #4A8E39
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#4A8E39 is a green with RGB values 74, 142, 57 and HSL 108°, 43%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#4A8E39#4A8E39
HEX#4A8E39
RGBrgb(74, 142, 57)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.5569, 0.2235
RGB percentages29%, 55.7%, 22.4%
HSLhsl(108, 42.7%, 39%)
HSV / HSBhsv(108, 59.9%, 55.7%)
CMYK47.9%, 0%, 59.9%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,886,073
CSS custom property--colour: #4A8E39;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21097WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.22:1
Contrast with white4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#B571C6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#928230no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#897C3Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.2 from the original
Tritanopia#448A7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 13.3Olivedrab · ΔE 15.6Dark green · ΔE 18Sea green · ΔE 18.1Green · ΔE 19Medium seagreen · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)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#7D398E
Analogous#758E39, #398E52
Triadic#394A8E, #8E394A
Split complementary#52398E, #8E3975
Tetradic#39758E, #7D398E, #8E5339

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BCE0B3
Lighter +30%#9CD28E
Lighter +20%#7CC36A
Lighter +10%#5DB248
Darker −10%#376A2A
Darker −20%#24451C
Darker −30%#11210D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3BA720
Less saturated −25%#597552

Channel breakdown

R74
G142
B57
Red74 (29%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue57 (22.4%)
Hue108°
Saturation (HSL)42.71%
Lightness39.02%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 4A · G 8E · B 39

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