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Recognised as Colour

#4EC237

  • #4EC237
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#4EC237 is a green with RGB values 78, 194, 55 and HSL 110°, 56%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#4EC237#4EC237
HEX#4EC237
RGBrgb(78, 194, 55)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.7608, 0.2157
RGB percentages30.6%, 76.1%, 21.6%
HSLhsl(110.1, 55.8%, 48.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(110.1, 71.6%, 76.1%)
CMYK59.8%, 0%, 71.6%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,161,527
CSS custom property--colour: #4EC237;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40479WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.1:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#B13DC8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C7B01Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9A745no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.7 from the original
Tritanopia#3EBCA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 10.7Yellow green · ΔE 22.9Forest green · ΔE 24.1Green · ΔE 25.4Light green · ΔE 28.6Spring green · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 10.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AB37C2
Analogous#93C237, #37C266
Triadic#374EC2, #C2374E
Split complementary#6637C2, #C23793
Tetradic#3793C2, #AB37C2, #C26637

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D8F2D3
Lighter +30%#B5E7AB
Lighter +20%#92DC83
Lighter +10%#6FD15B
Darker −10%#3E9A2C
Darker −20%#2E7320
Darker −30%#1E4B15
Darker −40%#0E230A
More saturated +25%#39E118
Less saturated −25%#63A356

Channel breakdown

R78
G194
B55
Red78 (30.6%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue55 (21.6%)
Hue110.07°
Saturation (HSL)55.82%
Lightness48.82%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 4E · G C2 · B 37

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