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Recognised as Colour

#4AAC42

  • #4AAC42
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#4AAC42 is a green with RGB values 74, 172, 66 and HSL 115°, 45%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#4AAC42#4AAC42
HEX#4AAC42
RGBrgb(74, 172, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.6745, 0.2588
RGB percentages29%, 67.5%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(115.5, 44.5%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(115.5, 61.6%, 67.5%)
CMYK57%, 0%, 61.6%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,893,762
CSS custom property--colour: #4AAC42;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31354WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.27:1
Contrast with white2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#B553BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B09D36no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3954Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.1 from the original
Tritanopia#3CA795no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 12.2Green · ΔE 17.4Medium seagreen · ΔE 20.9Olivedrab · ΔE 23.4Light green · ΔE 25.3Limegreen · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 12.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A442AC
Analogous#7FAC42, #42AC6F
Triadic#424AAC, #AC424A
Split complementary#6F42AC, #AC427F
Tetradic#427FAC, #A442AC, #AC6F42

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D0ECCE
Lighter +30%#ADDEA9
Lighter +20%#8AD084
Lighter +10%#67C25F
Darker −10%#3A8734
Darker −20%#2A6226
Darker −30%#1A3D18
Darker −40%#0B1909
More saturated +25%#31CA24
Less saturated −25%#638E60

Channel breakdown

R74
G172
B66
Red74 (29%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue115.47°
Saturation (HSL)44.54%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 4A · G AC · B 42

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