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Recognised as Colour

#4A9D66

  • #4A9D66
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sea green

#4A9D66 is a green with RGB values 74, 157, 102 and HSL 140°, 36%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.

Colour values

#4A9D66#4A9D66
HEX#4A9D66
RGBrgb(74, 157, 102)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.6157, 0.4
RGB percentages29%, 61.6%, 40%
HSLhsl(140.2, 35.9%, 45.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(140.2, 52.9%, 61.6%)
CMYK52.9%, 0%, 35%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,889,958
CSS custom property--colour: #4A9D66;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26529WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.31:1
Contrast with white3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#B56299

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9D9262no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#918A69no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.3 from the original
Tritanopia#369B8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sea green · ΔE 7.3Medium seagreen · ΔE 12.6Dark seagreen · ΔE 19.9Medium aquamarine · ΔE 21.5Dark olivegreen · ΔE 26.9Forest green · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourSea green (#2E8B57)ΔE 7.31, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9D4A81
Analogous#589D4A, #4A9D8F
Triadic#664A9D, #9D664A
Split complementary#8F4A9D, #9D4A58
Tetradic#4A589D, #9D4A81, #9D904A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCE7D5
Lighter +30%#A9D7B9
Lighter +20%#87C69C
Lighter +10%#64B680
Darker −10%#3A7A4F
Darker −20%#295839
Darker −30%#193522
Darker −40%#09120C
More saturated +25%#2DBA5D
Less saturated −25%#67806F

Channel breakdown

R74
G157
B102
Red74 (29%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue102 (40%)
Hue140.24°
Saturation (HSL)35.93%
Lightness45.29%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 4A · G 9D · B 66

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