Recognised as Colour

#4FB309

#4FB309
Green
Dark
Nearest: Limegreen

#4FB309 is a green with RGB values 79, 179, 9 and HSL 95°, 90%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

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HEX#4FB309

RGBrgb(79, 179, 9)

RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.702, 0.0353

RGB percentages31%, 70.2%, 3.5%

HSLhsl(95.3, 90.4%, 36.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(95.3, 95%, 70.2%)

CMYK55.9%, 0%, 95%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,223,177

CSS custom property--colour: #4FB309;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33922WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.78:1

Contrast with white2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#919191

Inverted#B04CF6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B9A200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#AD9A28no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.5 from the original

Tritanopia#47AC98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 15.2 Yellow green · ΔE 20.2 Green · ΔE 23.7 Forest green · ΔE 24.5 Olivedrab · ΔE 31.6 Green yellow · ΔE 32.3

Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 15.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6D09B3

Analogous#A4B309, #09B318

Triadic#094FB3, #B3094F

Split complementary#1809B3, #B309A4

Tetradic#09A4B3, #6D09B3, #B31809

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BBF98F

Lighter +30%#9DF75E

Lighter +20%#7FF42E

Lighter +10%#64E40B

Darker −10%#3A8207

Darker −20%#245204

Darker −30%#0F2102

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4DBC00

Less saturated −25%#539B21

Channel breakdown

R79

G179

Red79 (31%)

Green179 (70.2%)

Blue9 (3.5%)

Hue95.29°

Saturation (HSL)90.43%

Lightness36.86%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 4F · G B3 · B 09

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