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Recognised as Colour

#4EAA2C

  • #4EAA2C
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#4EAA2C is a green with RGB values 78, 170, 44 and HSL 104°, 59%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#4EAA2C#4EAA2C
HEX#4EAA2C
RGBrgb(78, 170, 44)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.6667, 0.1725
RGB percentages30.6%, 66.7%, 17.3%
HSLhsl(103.8, 58.9%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(103.8, 74.1%, 66.7%)
CMYK54.1%, 0%, 74.1%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,155,372
CSS custom property--colour: #4EAA2C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30551WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.11:1
Contrast with white2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#B155D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AF9B14no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A39339no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45 from the original
Tritanopia#45A492no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 14.2Green · ΔE 16.4Limegreen · ΔE 21.8Yellow green · ΔE 22.9Olivedrab · ΔE 23.1Dark green · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 14.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#882CAA
Analogous#8DAA2C, #2CAA49
Triadic#2C4EAA, #AA2C4E
Split complementary#492CAA, #AA2C8D
Tetradic#2C8DAA, #882CAA, #AA492C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C5ECB6
Lighter +30%#A4E28D
Lighter +20%#84D765
Lighter +10%#63CD3C
Darker −10%#3B8122
Darker −20%#295917
Darker −30%#16300D
Darker −40%#040802
More saturated +25%#42C511
Less saturated −25%#5A8F47

Channel breakdown

R78
G170
B44
Red78 (30.6%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue44 (17.3%)
Hue103.81°
Saturation (HSL)58.88%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 4E · G AA · B 2C

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