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Recognised as Colour

#4AE55E

  • #4AE55E
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#4AE55E is a green with RGB values 74, 229, 94 and HSL 128°, 75%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#4AE55E#4AE55E
HEX#4AE55E
RGBrgb(74, 229, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.898, 0.3686
RGB percentages29%, 89.8%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(127.7, 74.9%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(127.7, 67.7%, 89.8%)
CMYK67.7%, 0%, 59%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,908,382
CSS custom property--colour: #4AE55E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58303WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.66:1
Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#B51AA1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E9D150no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#D6C469no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.6 from the original
Tritanopia#12DFC8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 11.7Spring green · ΔE 14.1Medium spring green · ΔE 22Pale green · ΔE 25.5Light green · ΔE 26.7Yellow green · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 11.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E54AD1
Analogous#84E54A, #4AE5AC
Triadic#5E4AE5, #E55E4A
Split complementary#AB4AE5, #E54A84
Tetradic#4A83E5, #E54AD1, #E5AC4A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFFFD
Lighter +30%#D0F8D5
Lighter +20%#A3F2AD
Lighter +10%#77EB86
Darker −10%#20DC38
Darker −20%#19B02D
Darker −30%#138321
Darker −40%#0C5716
More saturated +25%#30FF4B
Less saturated −25%#64CB71

Channel breakdown

R74
G229
B94
Red74 (29%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue127.74°
Saturation (HSL)74.88%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 4A · G E5 · B 5E

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