Colour

#4E9959

#4E9959
Green
Dark
Nearest: Sea green

#4E9959 is a green with RGB values 78, 153, 89 and HSL 129°, 32%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.

Colour values

#4E9959#4E9959

HEX#4E9959

RGBrgb(78, 153, 89)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.6, 0.349

RGB percentages30.6%, 60%, 34.9%

HSLhsl(128.8, 32.5%, 45.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(128.8, 49%, 60%)

CMYK49%, 0%, 41.8%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,151,065

CSS custom property--colour: #4E9959;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25123WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness128.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.02:1

Contrast with white3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.02:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#848484

Inverted#B166A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9B8E54no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#90865Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original

Tritanopia#419689no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sea green · ΔE 9 Medium seagreen · ΔE 13.6 Dark seagreen · ΔE 22 Forest green · ΔE 23 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 24.3 Olivedrab · ΔE 25

Nearest named CSS colourSea green (#2E8B57)ΔE 8.95, clearly different but related

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#994E8E

Analogous#69994E, #4E997E

Triadic#594E99, #99594E

Split complementary#7E4E99, #994E69

Tetradic#4E6999, #994E8E, #997E4E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CDE6D1

Lighter +30%#ACD4B2

Lighter +20%#8AC392

Lighter +10%#68B273

Darker −10%#3D7745

Darker −20%#2C5532

Darker −30%#1A341E

Darker −40%#09120A

More saturated +25%#31B645

Less saturated −25%#6B7C6D

Channel breakdown

R78

G153

B89

Red78 (30.6%)

Green153 (60%)

Blue89 (34.9%)

Hue128.8°

Saturation (HSL)32.47%

Lightness45.29%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 4E · G 99 · B 59

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