Recognised as Colour

#4EAB2C

#4EAB2C
Green
Dark
Nearest: Forest green

#4EAB2C is a green with RGB values 78, 171, 44 and HSL 104°, 59%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

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HEX#4EAB2C

RGBrgb(78, 171, 44)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.6706, 0.1725

RGB percentages30.6%, 67.1%, 17.3%

HSLhsl(103.9, 59.1%, 42.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(103.9, 74.3%, 67.1%)

CMYK54.4%, 0%, 74.3%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,155,628

CSS custom property--colour: #4EAB2C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30927WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.19:1

Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#B154D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B09C13no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#A49439no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.3 from the original

Tritanopia#45A592no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 14.7 Green · ΔE 16.7 Limegreen · ΔE 21.3 Yellow green · ΔE 22.7 Olivedrab · ΔE 23.6 Dark green · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 14.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#892CAB

Analogous#8DAB2C, #2CAB4A

Triadic#2C4EAB, #AB2C4E

Split complementary#4A2CAB, #AB2C8D

Tetradic#2C8DAB, #892CAB, #AB4A2C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C5ECB7

Lighter +30%#A5E28E

Lighter +20%#84D865

Lighter +10%#64CD3D

Darker −10%#3B8222

Darker −20%#295A17

Darker −30%#16310D

Darker −40%#040902

More saturated +25%#42C611

Less saturated −25%#5A9047

Channel breakdown

R78

G171

B44

Red78 (30.6%)

Green171 (67.1%)

Blue44 (17.3%)

Hue103.94°

Saturation (HSL)59.07%

Lightness42.16%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 4E · G AB · B 2C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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