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Recognised as Colour

#4DAD2A

  • #4DAD2A
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#4DAD2A is a green with RGB values 77, 173, 42 and HSL 104°, 61%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#4DAD2A#4DAD2A
HEX#4DAD2A
RGBrgb(77, 173, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.6784, 0.1647
RGB percentages30.2%, 67.8%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(104, 60.9%, 42.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(104, 75.7%, 67.8%)
CMYK55.5%, 0%, 75.7%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,090,602
CSS custom property--colour: #4DAD2A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31632WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.33:1
Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#B252D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B29D0Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A69638no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.2 from the original
Tritanopia#44A794no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 16Green · ΔE 17.6Limegreen · ΔE 19.6Yellow green · ΔE 22.3Olivedrab · ΔE 25.1Light green · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8A2AAD
Analogous#8FAD2A, #2AAD48
Triadic#2A4DAD, #AD2A4D
Split complementary#492AAD, #AD2A8E
Tetradic#2A8EAD, #8A2AAD, #AD492A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C5EDB6
Lighter +30%#A4E38D
Lighter +20%#83D964
Lighter +10%#62CF3B
Darker −10%#3B8420
Darker −20%#285B16
Darker −30%#16320C
Darker −40%#040902
More saturated +25%#40C80F
Less saturated −25%#5A9245

Channel breakdown

R77
G173
B42
Red77 (30.2%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue103.97°
Saturation (HSL)60.93%
Lightness42.16%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 4D · G AD · B 2A

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