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Colour

#00CD00

  • #00CD00
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#00CD00 is a green with RGB values 0, 205, 0 and HSL 120°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#00CD00#00CD00
HEX#00CD00
RGBrgb(0, 205, 0)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.8039, 0
RGB percentages0%, 80.4%, 0%
HSLhsl(120, 100%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(120, 100%, 80.4%)
CMYK100%, 0%, 100%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer52,480
CSS custom property--colour: #00CD00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43663WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.73:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#FF32FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D2B800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68 from the original
Deuteranopia#C0AC2Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00C7AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 10.9Lawn green · ΔE 22.8Chartreuse · ΔE 24Lime · ΔE 24Spring green · ΔE 29Green yellow · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 10.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD00CD
Analogous#67CD00, #00CD67
Triadic#0000CD, #CD0000
Split complementary#6700CD, #CD0067
Tetradic#0067CD, #CD00CD, #CD6700

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9AFF9A
Lighter +30%#67FF67
Lighter +20%#34FF34
Lighter +10%#01FF01
Darker −10%#009A00
Darker −20%#006700
Darker −30%#003400
Darker −40%#000100
More saturated +25%#00CD00
Less saturated −25%#1AB31A

Channel breakdown

R0
G205
B0
Red0 (0%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue120°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 00 · G CD · B 00

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