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Colour

#4A9940

  • #4A9940
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#4A9940 is a green with RGB values 74, 153, 64 and HSL 113°, 41%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#4A9940#4A9940
HEX#4A9940
RGBrgb(74, 153, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.6, 0.251
RGB percentages29%, 60%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(113.3, 41%, 42.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(113.3, 58.2%, 60%)
CMYK51.6%, 0%, 58.2%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,888,896
CSS custom property--colour: #4A9940;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24608WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.92:1
Contrast with white3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#B566BF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9D8C37no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39 from the original
Deuteranopia#928547no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original
Tritanopia#419585no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 11.3Olivedrab · ΔE 17.9Green · ΔE 17.9Medium seagreen · ΔE 17.9Sea green · ΔE 19.7Dark green · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 11.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8F4099
Analogous#779940, #409962
Triadic#404A99, #99404A
Split complementary#624099, #994077
Tetradic#407799, #8F4099, #996240

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C4E5C0
Lighter +30%#A3D69C
Lighter +20%#81C778
Lighter +10%#60B854
Darker −10%#397531
Darker −20%#275122
Darker −30%#162D13
Darker −40%#040904
More saturated +25%#35B425
Less saturated −25%#5F7E5B

Channel breakdown

R74
G153
B64
Red74 (29%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue113.26°
Saturation (HSL)41.01%
Lightness42.55%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 4A · G 99 · B 40

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