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Recognised as Colour

#4CC42C

  • #4CC42C
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#4CC42C is a green with RGB values 76, 196, 44 and HSL 107°, 63%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#4CC42C#4CC42C
HEX#4CC42C
RGBrgb(76, 196, 44)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.7686, 0.1725
RGB percentages29.8%, 76.9%, 17.3%
HSLhsl(107.4, 63.3%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(107.4, 77.6%, 76.9%)
CMYK61.2%, 0%, 77.6%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,030,956
CSS custom property--colour: #4CC42C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41198WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.24:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#B33BD3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C9B200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBA83Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.5 from the original
Tritanopia#3BBDA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 7.8Yellow green · ΔE 23.2Forest green · ΔE 27.5Green · ΔE 27.8Spring green · ΔE 28.8Green yellow · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 7.79, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A42CC4
Analogous#98C42C, #2CC458
Triadic#2C4CC4, #C42C4C
Split complementary#582CC4, #C42C98
Tetradic#2C98C4, #A42CC4, #C4582C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2F3C9
Lighter +30%#AFEA9F
Lighter +20%#8CE076
Lighter +10%#69D74C
Darker −10%#3C9A23
Darker −20%#2C7119
Darker −30%#1C4710
Darker −40%#0B1D07
More saturated +25%#3BE20E
Less saturated −25%#5DA64A

Channel breakdown

R76
G196
B44
Red76 (29.8%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue44 (17.3%)
Hue107.37°
Saturation (HSL)63.33%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 4C · G C4 · B 2C

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