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Recognised as Colour

#00AF50

  • #00AF50
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#00AF50 is a green with RGB values 0, 175, 80 and HSL 147°, 100%, 34%. 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

#00AF50#00AF50
HEX#00AF50
RGBrgb(0, 175, 80)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.6863, 0.3137
RGB percentages0%, 68.6%, 31.4%
HSLhsl(147.4, 100%, 34.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(147.4, 100%, 68.6%)
CMYK100%, 0%, 54.3%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer44,880
CSS custom property--colour: #00AF50;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31239WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.25:1
Contrast with white2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#FF50AF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B09F47no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A09357no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00AC99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 16.8Medium seagreen · ΔE 17.4Green · ΔE 21.6Limegreen · ΔE 26.9Light green · ΔE 26.9Medium spring green · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 16.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AF005F
Analogous#07AF00, #00AFA8
Triadic#5000AF, #AF5000
Split complementary#A800AF, #AF0007
Tetradic#0007AF, #AF005F, #AFA800

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7CFFB8
Lighter +30%#49FF9C
Lighter +20%#16FF81
Lighter +10%#00E267
Darker −10%#007C39
Darker −20%#004921
Darker −30%#00160A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00AF50
Less saturated −25%#169952

Channel breakdown

R0
G175
B80
Red0 (0%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue80 (31.4%)
Hue147.43°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness34.31%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 00 · G AF · B 50

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