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Recognised as Colour

#4C9859

  • #4C9859
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sea green

#4C9859 is a green with RGB values 76, 152, 89 and HSL 130°, 33%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.

Colour values

#4C9859#4C9859
HEX#4C9859
RGBrgb(76, 152, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.5961, 0.349
RGB percentages29.8%, 59.6%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(130.3, 33.3%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(130.3, 50%, 59.6%)
CMYK50%, 0%, 41.4%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,019,737
CSS custom property--colour: #4C9859;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24714WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.94:1
Contrast with white3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#B367A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9A8D54no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8F855Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.2 from the original
Tritanopia#3E9588no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sea green · ΔE 8.3Medium seagreen · ΔE 13.7Dark seagreen · ΔE 22.1Forest green · ΔE 23.2Dark olivegreen · ΔE 24.2Olivedrab · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourSea green (#2E8B57)ΔE 8.27, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#984C8B
Analogous#65984C, #4C987F
Triadic#594C98, #98594C
Split complementary#7F4C98, #984C65
Tetradic#4C6598, #984C8B, #987F4C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CBE5CF
Lighter +30%#A9D4B0
Lighter +20%#87C391
Lighter +10%#65B272
Darker −10%#3B7645
Darker −20%#2A5431
Darker −30%#19321D
Darker −40%#081009
More saturated +25%#2FB446
Less saturated −25%#697C6C

Channel breakdown

R76
G152
B89
Red76 (29.8%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue130.26°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 4C · G 98 · B 59

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