Recognised as Colour

#4AE72A

#4AE72A
Green
Light
Nearest: Limegreen

#4AE72A is a green with RGB values 74, 231, 42 and HSL 110°, 80%, 54%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

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HEX#4AE72A

RGBrgb(74, 231, 42)

RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.9059, 0.1647

RGB percentages29%, 90.6%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(109.8, 79.7%, 53.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(109.8, 81.8%, 90.6%)

CMYK68%, 0%, 81.8%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,908,842

CSS custom property--colour: #4AE72A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58775WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness182.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.75:1

Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8

Inverted#B518D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EDD100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#DBC543no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.6 from the original

Tritanopia#27E0C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 14.3 Lawn green · ΔE 15.5 Chartreuse · ΔE 16.7 Lime · ΔE 19.5 Green yellow · ΔE 24.1 Spring green · ΔE 26.6

Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 14.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C72AE7

Analogous#A8E72A, #2AE769

Triadic#2A4AE7, #E72A4A

Split complementary#692AE7, #E72AA8

Tetradic#2AA8E7, #C72AE7, #E7692A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E6FCE1

Lighter +30%#BFF6B4

Lighter +20%#98F186

Lighter +10%#71EC58

Darker −10%#34C816

Darker −20%#289A11

Darker −30%#1C6C0C

Darker −40%#103E07

More saturated +25%#3AFF12

Less saturated −25%#5EC948

Channel breakdown

R74

G231

B42

Red74 (29%)

Green231 (90.6%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue109.84°

Saturation (HSL)79.75%

Lightness53.53%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 4A · G E7 · B 2A

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