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Recognised as Colour

#4C9946

  • #4C9946
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#4C9946 is a green with RGB values 76, 153, 70 and HSL 116°, 37%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#4C9946#4C9946
HEX#4C9946
RGBrgb(76, 153, 70)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.6, 0.2745
RGB percentages29.8%, 60%, 27.5%
HSLhsl(115.7, 37.2%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(115.7, 54.2%, 60%)
CMYK50.3%, 0%, 54.2%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,019,974
CSS custom property--colour: #4C9946;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24761WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.95:1
Contrast with white3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#B366B9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9C8D3Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#92864Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.3 from the original
Tritanopia#439586no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.7 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 text5.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 13.9Medium seagreen · ΔE 16.2Sea green · ΔE 16.9Olivedrab · ΔE 18.7Green · ΔE 20.5Dark green · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 13.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#934699
Analogous#759946, #46996A
Triadic#464C99, #99464C
Split complementary#6A4699, #994675
Tetradic#467599, #934699, #996A46

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C8E5C6
Lighter +30%#A7D5A3
Lighter +20%#85C580
Lighter +10%#63B55D
Darker −10%#3B7636
Darker −20%#295326
Darker −30%#183016
Darker −40%#060D06
More saturated +25%#34B52A
Less saturated −25%#647D62

Channel breakdown

R76
G153
B70
Red76 (29.8%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue70 (27.5%)
Hue115.66°
Saturation (HSL)37.22%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 4C · G 99 · B 46

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