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Recognised as Colour

#4E8500

  • #4E8500
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olivedrab

#4E8500 is a green with RGB values 78, 133, 0 and HSL 85°, 100%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

#4E8500#4E8500
HEX#4E8500
RGBrgb(78, 133, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.5216, 0
RGB percentages30.6%, 52.2%, 0%
HSLhsl(84.8, 100%, 26.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(84.8, 100%, 52.2%)
CMYK41.4%, 0%, 100%, 47.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,145,856
CSS custom property--colour: #4E8500;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18395WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.68:1
Contrast with white4.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#B17AFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8B7A00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#847518no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.8 from the original
Tritanopia#4F7F70no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.49:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 10.6Forest green · ΔE 15.4Green · ΔE 15.8Dark green · ΔE 19.3Olive · ΔE 24.2Yellow green · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 10.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#370085
Analogous#857A00, #0B8500
Triadic#004E85, #85004E
Split complementary#000B85, #790085
Tetradic#00857A, #370085, #85000C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B7FF52
Lighter +30%#A2FF1F
Lighter +20%#8AEB00
Lighter +10%#6CB800
Darker −10%#305200
Darker −20%#121F00
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4E8500
Less saturated −25%#4B7411

Channel breakdown

R78
G133
B0
Red78 (30.6%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue84.81°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness26.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 4E · G 85 · B 00

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