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Recognised as Colour

#03E309

  • #03E309
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lime

#03E309 is a green with RGB values 3, 227, 9 and HSL 122°, 97%, 45%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lime.

Colour values

#03E309#03E309
HEX#03E309
RGBrgb(3, 227, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.8902, 0.0353
RGB percentages1.2%, 89%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(121.6, 97.4%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(121.6, 98.7%, 89%)
CMYK98.7%, 0%, 96%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer254,729
CSS custom property--colour: #03E309;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54977WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#FC1CF6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E8CC00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 72.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#D4BE35no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00DCC1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 79.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lime · ΔE 13.9Lawn green · ΔE 17.5Chartreuse · ΔE 18.4Limegreen · ΔE 19.2Green yellow · ΔE 29.9Spring green · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourLime (#00FF00)ΔE 13.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E303DD
Analogous#6DE303, #03E379
Triadic#0903E3, #E30903
Split complementary#7903E3, #E3036D
Tetradic#036DE3, #E303DD, #E37903

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B4FEB6
Lighter +30%#82FD85
Lighter +20%#4FFD54
Lighter +10%#1DFC23
Darker −10%#02B107
Darker −20%#027E05
Darker −30%#014C03
Darker −40%#001A01
More saturated +25%#00E606
Less saturated −25%#20C624

Channel breakdown

R3
G227
B9
Red3 (1.2%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue121.61°
Saturation (HSL)97.39%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 03 · G E3 · B 09

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