Colour

#4A9712

#4A9712
Green
Dark
Nearest: Forest green

#4A9712 is a green with RGB values 74, 151, 18 and HSL 95°, 79%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

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HEX#4A9712

RGBrgb(74, 151, 18)

RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.5922, 0.0706

RGB percentages29%, 59.2%, 7.1%

HSLhsl(94.7, 78.7%, 33.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(94.7, 88.1%, 59.2%)

CMYK51%, 0%, 88.1%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,888,338

CSS custom property--colour: #4A9712;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23633WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness122.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.73:1

Contrast with white3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.73:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D

Inverted#B568ED

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9D8900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#938325no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.7 from the original

Tritanopia#469180no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 12.1 Green · ΔE 12.7 Olivedrab · ΔE 17.7 Dark green · ΔE 23.6 Yellow green · ΔE 24.8 Limegreen · ΔE 28.5

Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 12.13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5F1297

Analogous#8C9712, #12971D

Triadic#124A97, #97124A

Split complementary#1C1297, #97128D

Tetradic#128D97, #5F1297, #971D12

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B2F085

Lighter +30%#95EB57

Lighter +20%#79E629

Lighter +10%#60C517

Darker −10%#34690D

Darker −20%#1D3C07

Darker −30%#070E02

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#47A900

Less saturated −25%#4D8227

Channel breakdown

R74

G151

B18

Red74 (29%)

Green151 (59.2%)

Blue18 (7.1%)

Hue94.74°

Saturation (HSL)78.7%

Lightness33.14%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 4A · G 97 · B 12

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