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Recognised as Colour

#4AEE40

  • #4AEE40
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#4AEE40 is a green with RGB values 74, 238, 64 and HSL 117°, 84%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#4AEE40#4AEE40
HEX#4AEE40
RGBrgb(74, 238, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.9333, 0.251
RGB percentages29%, 93.3%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(116.6, 83.7%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(116.6, 73.1%, 93.3%)
CMYK68.9%, 0%, 73.1%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,910,656
CSS custom property--colour: #4AEE40;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62975WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.6:1
Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#B511BF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F3D81Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#E1CB53no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.8 from the original
Tritanopia#1BE7CCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 13.6Lawn green · ΔE 18.7Chartreuse · ΔE 19.7Lime · ΔE 21.1Spring green · ΔE 21.7Green yellow · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 13.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E440EE
Analogous#A1EE40, #40EE8D
Triadic#404AEE, #EE404A
Split complementary#8D40EE, #EE40A1
Tetradic#40A1EE, #E440EE, #EE8D40

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFFFB
Lighter +30%#CFFBCC
Lighter +20%#A3F69E
Lighter +10%#76F26F
Darker −10%#21E615
Darker −20%#1AB810
Darker −30%#13890C
Darker −40%#0D5A08
More saturated +25%#3BFF2F
Less saturated −25%#61D45A

Channel breakdown

R74
G238
B64
Red74 (29%)
Green238 (93.3%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue116.55°
Saturation (HSL)83.65%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 4A · G EE · B 40

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