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Recognised as Colour

#4A9040

  • #4A9040
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#4A9040 is a green with RGB values 74, 144, 64 and HSL 113°, 38%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#4A9040#4A9040
HEX#4A9040
RGBrgb(74, 144, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.5647, 0.251
RGB percentages29%, 56.5%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(112.5, 38.5%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(112.5, 55.6%, 56.5%)
CMYK48.6%, 0%, 55.6%, 43.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,886,592
CSS custom property--colour: #4A9040;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21773WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.35:1
Contrast with white3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#B56FBF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#938439no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8A7E46no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.2 from the original
Tritanopia#438C7Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 15Sea green · ΔE 15.6Olivedrab · ΔE 17.6Medium seagreen · ΔE 18.7Dark green · ΔE 19.3Green · ΔE 21
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 15.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#864090
Analogous#729040, #40905E
Triadic#404A90, #90404A
Split complementary#5E4090, #904072
Tetradic#407290, #864090, #905E40

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C0E1BB
Lighter +30%#9FD198
Lighter +20%#7EC175
Lighter +10%#5DB251
Darker −10%#386D30
Darker −20%#264921
Darker −30%#142611
Darker −40%#010301
More saturated +25%#36AA26
Less saturated −25%#5E765A

Channel breakdown

R74
G144
B64
Red74 (29%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue112.5°
Saturation (HSL)38.46%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 4A · G 90 · B 40

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