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Recognised as Colour

#4ED40E

  • #4ED40E
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#4ED40E is a green with RGB values 78, 212, 14 and HSL 101°, 88%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#4ED40E#4ED40E
HEX#4ED40E
RGBrgb(78, 212, 14)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.8314, 0.0549
RGB percentages30.6%, 83.1%, 5.5%
HSLhsl(100.6, 87.6%, 44.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(100.6, 93.4%, 83.1%)
CMYK63.2%, 0%, 93.4%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,166,094
CSS custom property--colour: #4ED40E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48738WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.75:1
Contrast with white1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#B12BF1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DAC000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#CAB532no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.9 from the original
Tritanopia#3BCDB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 11.2Lawn green · ΔE 18.7Chartreuse · ΔE 20.1Green yellow · ΔE 23.4Lime · ΔE 26.3Yellow green · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 11.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#940ED4
Analogous#B1D40E, #0ED431
Triadic#0E4ED4, #D40E4E
Split complementary#310ED4, #D40EB1
Tetradic#0EB1D4, #940ED4, #D4310E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CBFAB4
Lighter +30%#A9F784
Lighter +20%#88F454
Lighter +10%#66F124
Darker −10%#3CA40B
Darker −20%#2B7408
Darker −30%#194405
Darker −40%#081501
More saturated +25%#49E200
Less saturated −25%#58B82A

Channel breakdown

R78
G212
B14
Red78 (30.6%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue14 (5.5%)
Hue100.61°
Saturation (HSL)87.61%
Lightness44.31%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 4E · G D4 · B 0E

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