Colour

#4E9D27

#4E9D27
Green
Dark
Nearest: Forest green

#4E9D27 is a green with RGB values 78, 157, 39 and HSL 100°, 60%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

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HEX#4E9D27

RGBrgb(78, 157, 39)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.6157, 0.1529

RGB percentages30.6%, 61.6%, 15.3%

HSLhsl(100.2, 60.2%, 38.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(100.2, 75.2%, 61.6%)

CMYK50.3%, 0%, 75.2%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,152,039

CSS custom property--colour: #4E9D27;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2588WCAG 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 6.18:1

Contrast with white3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.18:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#848484

Inverted#B162D8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A28F0Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#988933no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.4 from the original

Tritanopia#499786no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 10.5 Green · ΔE 13.5 Olivedrab · ΔE 17.2 Dark green · ΔE 23.6 Yellow green · ΔE 25.3 Medium seagreen · ΔE 27.8

Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 10.45, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#76279D

Analogous#899D27, #279D3B

Triadic#274E9D, #9D274E

Split complementary#3B279D, #9D2789

Tetradic#27899D, #76279D, #9D3B27

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BDE9A7

Lighter +30%#9EDF7E

Lighter +20%#7FD555

Lighter +10%#62C631

Darker −10%#3A741D

Darker −20%#254B13

Darker −30%#112209

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#46B60E

Less saturated −25%#568540

Channel breakdown

R78

G157

B39

Red78 (30.6%)

Green157 (61.6%)

Blue39 (15.3%)

Hue100.17°

Saturation (HSL)60.2%

Lightness38.43%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 4E · G 9D · B 27

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