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Recognised as Colour

#4E9015

  • #4E9015
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#4E9015 is a green with RGB values 78, 144, 21 and HSL 92°, 75%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#4E9015#4E9015
HEX#4E9015
RGBrgb(78, 144, 21)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.5647, 0.0824
RGB percentages30.6%, 56.5%, 8.2%
HSLhsl(92.2, 74.5%, 32.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(92.2, 85.4%, 56.5%)
CMYK45.8%, 0%, 85.4%, 43.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,148,693
CSS custom property--colour: #4E9015;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2162WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.32:1
Contrast with white3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#B16FEA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#968300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8D7E25no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.5 from the original
Tritanopia#4C8A7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 11.9Olivedrab · ΔE 13Green · ΔE 13.4Dark green · ΔE 20.6Yellow green · ΔE 27Olive · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 11.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#571590
Analogous#8C9015, #15901A
Triadic#154E90, #90154E
Split complementary#1A1590, #90158B
Tetradic#158B90, #571590, #901915

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B5ED84
Lighter +30%#9AE757
Lighter +20%#7FE02B
Lighter +10%#66BD1B
Darker −10%#36630F
Darker −20%#1E3708
Darker −30%#060A02
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4CA500
Less saturated −25%#507B2A

Channel breakdown

R78
G144
B21
Red78 (30.6%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue21 (8.2%)
Hue92.2°
Saturation (HSL)74.55%
Lightness32.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 4E · G 90 · B 15

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