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Recognised as Colour

#4EA249

  • #4EA249
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#4EA249 is a green with RGB values 78, 162, 73 and HSL 117°, 38%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#4EA249#4EA249
HEX#4EA249
RGBrgb(78, 162, 73)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.6353, 0.2863
RGB percentages30.6%, 63.5%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(116.6, 37.9%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(116.6, 54.9%, 63.5%)
CMYK51.9%, 0%, 54.9%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,153,353
CSS custom property--colour: #4EA249;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27941WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.59:1
Contrast with white3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#B15DB6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A59541no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#9A8D4Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40 from the original
Tritanopia#439E8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 12.9Medium seagreen · ΔE 15.6Green · ΔE 19.6Olivedrab · ΔE 20Sea green · ΔE 20.4Dark green · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 12.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9D49A2
Analogous#7BA249, #49A270
Triadic#494EA2, #A2494E
Split complementary#7049A2, #A2497B
Tetradic#497BA2, #9D49A2, #A27049

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D0E9CE
Lighter +30%#ADD9AB
Lighter +20%#8BC988
Lighter +10%#69B965
Darker −10%#3D7F39
Darker −20%#2C5C29
Darker −30%#1B3919
Darker −40%#0A150A
More saturated +25%#34BF2C
Less saturated −25%#688566

Channel breakdown

R78
G162
B73
Red78 (30.6%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue116.63°
Saturation (HSL)37.87%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 4E · G A2 · B 49

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