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Recognised as Colour

#4E6042

  • #4E6042
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#4E6042 is a green with RGB values 78, 96, 66 and HSL 96°, 19%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

#4E6042#4E6042
HEX#4E6042
RGBrgb(78, 96, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.3765, 0.2588
RGB percentages30.6%, 37.6%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(96, 18.5%, 31.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(96, 31.2%, 37.6%)
CMYK18.7%, 0%, 31.3%, 62.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,136,450
CSS custom property--colour: #4E6042;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10379WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.83:1
Contrast with white6.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#B19FBD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#635C40no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#605A43no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Tritanopia#4E5E58no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 17.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.1Dim grey · ΔE 20.7Gray · ΔE 24.9Teal · ΔE 29.9Sea green · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 17.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#544260
Analogous#5D6042, #426045
Triadic#424E60, #60424E
Split complementary#454260, #60425D
Tetradic#425D60, #544260, #604542

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B4C4AA
Lighter +30%#9AB08B
Lighter +20%#7F9B6D
Lighter +10%#677E57
Darker −10%#35422D
Darker −20%#1D2418
Darker −30%#040504
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4A742E
Less saturated −25%#515151

Channel breakdown

R78
G96
B66
Red78 (30.6%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue96°
Saturation (HSL)18.52%
Lightness31.76%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 4E · G 60 · B 42

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