Colour

#4E8842

#4E8842
Green
Dark
Nearest: Sea green

#4E8842 is a green with RGB values 78, 136, 66 and HSL 110°, 35%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.

Colour values

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HEX#4E8842

RGBrgb(78, 136, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.5333, 0.2588

RGB percentages30.6%, 53.3%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(109.7, 34.7%, 39.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(109.7, 51.5%, 53.3%)

CMYK42.6%, 0%, 51.5%, 46.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,146,690

CSS custom property--colour: #4E8842;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19621WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness114.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.92:1

Contrast with white4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.92:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#777777

Inverted#B177BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8B7E3Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original

Deuteranopia#837847no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original

Tritanopia#498478no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sea green · ΔE 13.1 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 17.2 Olivedrab · ΔE 19.1 Dark green · ΔE 20.9 Forest green · ΔE 21.1 Medium seagreen · ΔE 21.6

Nearest named CSS colourSea green (#2E8B57)ΔE 13.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7C4288

Analogous#718842, #428859

Triadic#424E88, #88424E

Split complementary#594288, #884271

Tetradic#427188, #7C4288, #885942

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BFDDB9

Lighter +30%#A0CC97

Lighter +20%#81BC74

Lighter +10%#62AA53

Darker −10%#3A6631

Darker −20%#274321

Darker −30%#132110

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3DA129

Less saturated −25%#5F6F5B

Channel breakdown

R78

G136

B66

Red78 (30.6%)

Green136 (53.3%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue109.71°

Saturation (HSL)34.65%

Lightness39.61%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 4E · G 88 · B 42

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