Colour

#4E6942

#4E6942
Green
Dark
Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#4E6942 is a green with RGB values 78, 105, 66 and HSL 102°, 23%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

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HEX#4E6942

RGBrgb(78, 105, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.4118, 0.2588

RGB percentages30.6%, 41.2%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(101.5, 22.8%, 33.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(101.5, 37.1%, 41.2%)

CMYK25.7%, 0%, 37.1%, 58.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,138,754

CSS custom property--colour: #4E6942;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12116WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness93.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.13:1

Contrast with white6.13:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#606060

Inverted#B196BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6C633Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#686144no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original

Tritanopia#4D665Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 11.8 Sea green · ΔE 24 Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.5 Dim grey · ΔE 26.2 Gray · ΔE 28.8 Teal · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 11.84, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#5D4269

Analogous#626942, #42694A

Triadic#424E69, #69424E

Split complementary#4A4269, #694262

Tetradic#426269, #5D4269, #694A42

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#B6CBAC

Lighter +30%#9AB78D

Lighter +20%#7EA46D

Lighter +10%#658856

Darker −10%#374A2E

Darker −20%#1F2A1B

Darker −30%#080B07

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#467E2D

Less saturated −25%#565656

Channel breakdown

R78

G105

B66

Red78 (30.6%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue101.54°

Saturation (HSL)22.81%

Lightness33.53%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 4E · G 69 · B 42

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