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Recognised as Colour

#4EA040

  • #4EA040
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#4EA040 is a green with RGB values 78, 160, 64 and HSL 111°, 43%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#4EA040#4EA040
HEX#4EA040
RGBrgb(78, 160, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.6275, 0.251
RGB percentages30.6%, 62.7%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(111.2, 42.9%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(111.2, 60%, 62.7%)
CMYK51.2%, 0%, 60%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,152,832
CSS custom property--colour: #4EA040;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27131WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.43:1
Contrast with white3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#B15FBF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A49336no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#998B47no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.2 from the original
Tritanopia#459B8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 10.7Green · ΔE 17.1Olivedrab · ΔE 18.2Medium seagreen · ΔE 18.9Dark green · ΔE 22.9Sea green · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 10.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9240A0
Analogous#7EA040, #40A062
Triadic#404EA0, #A0404E
Split complementary#6240A0, #A0407E
Tetradic#407EA0, #9240A0, #A06240

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CAE8C4
Lighter +30%#A8D9A0
Lighter +20%#87CA7C
Lighter +10%#66BC57
Darker −10%#3C7C31
Darker −20%#2A5723
Darker −30%#193314
Darker −40%#070E06
More saturated +25%#3ABC24
Less saturated −25%#62845C

Channel breakdown

R78
G160
B64
Red78 (30.6%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue111.25°
Saturation (HSL)42.86%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 4E · G A0 · B 40

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