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Recognised as Colour

#00C256

  • #00C256
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#00C256 is a green with RGB values 0, 194, 86 and HSL 147°, 100%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#00C256#00C256
HEX#00C256
RGBrgb(0, 194, 86)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.7608, 0.3373
RGB percentages0%, 76.1%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(146.6, 100%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(146.6, 100%, 76.1%)
CMYK100%, 0%, 55.7%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer49,750
CSS custom property--colour: #00C256;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39255WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.85:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#FF3DA9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C3B04Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B2A35Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00BEAAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 19.5Medium spring green · ΔE 22Forest green · ΔE 23.4Spring green · ΔE 23.9Medium seagreen · ΔE 24.4Light green · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 19.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2006C
Analogous#0BC200, #00C2B7
Triadic#5600C2, #C25600
Split complementary#B700C2, #C2000B
Tetradic#000BC2, #C2006C, #C2B700

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8FFFC1
Lighter +30%#5CFFA4
Lighter +20%#29FF88
Lighter +10%#00F56D
Darker −10%#008F3F
Darker −20%#005C29
Darker −30%#002912
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00C256
Less saturated −25%#18AA59

Channel breakdown

R0
G194
B86
Red0 (0%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue146.6°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 00 · G C2 · B 56

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