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Recognised as Colour

#040602

  • #040602
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#040602 is a green with RGB values 4, 6, 2 and HSL 90°, 50%, 2%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 20.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#040602#040602
HEX#040602
RGBrgb(4, 6, 2)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.0235, 0.0078
RGB percentages1.6%, 2.4%, 0.8%
HSLhsl(90, 50%, 1.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(90, 66.7%, 2.4%)
CMYK33.3%, 0%, 66.7%, 97.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer263,682
CSS custom property--colour: #040602;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0016WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness5.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 20.35:1
Contrast with white20.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#050505
Inverted#FBF9FD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#070502no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#060502no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#040605no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text20.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.03:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 2.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 32Dim grey · ΔE 43Gray · ΔE 52.2Slate grey · ΔE 52.8Dark olivegreen · ΔE 53.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 2.24, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#040206
Analogous#060602, #020602
Triadic#020406, #060204
Split complementary#020206, #060206
Tetradic#020606, #040206, #060202

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#6A9F35
Lighter +30%#517928
Lighter +20%#37531C
Lighter +10%#1D2C0F
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#040701
Less saturated −25%#040503

Channel breakdown

R4
G6
B2
Red4 (1.6%)
Green6 (2.4%)
Blue2 (0.8%)
Hue90°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness1.57%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 04 · G 06 · B 02

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