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Recognised as Colour

#05AA2A

  • #05AA2A
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#05AA2A is a green with RGB values 5, 170, 42 and HSL 133°, 94%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#05AA2A#05AA2A
HEX#05AA2A
RGBrgb(5, 170, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.6667, 0.1647
RGB percentages2%, 66.7%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(133.5, 94.3%, 34.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(133.5, 97.1%, 66.7%)
CMYK97.1%, 0%, 75.3%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer371,242
CSS custom property--colour: #05AA2A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28949WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.79:1
Contrast with white3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#FA55D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AD9910no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#9E8E38no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00A591no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 16.1Forest green · ΔE 17.2Green · ΔE 17.6Medium seagreen · ΔE 31.2Yellow green · ΔE 31.7Dark green · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 16.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AA0585
Analogous#33AA05, #05AA7D
Triadic#2A05AA, #AA2A05
Split complementary#7D05AA, #AA0532
Tetradic#0532AA, #AA0585, #AA7C05

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#80FB9B
Lighter +30%#4EFA75
Lighter +20%#1DF84E
Lighter +10%#06DC36
Darker −10%#04781E
Darker −20%#024712
Darker −30%#011505
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00AF27
Less saturated −25%#1B9436

Channel breakdown

R5
G170
B42
Red5 (2%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue133.45°
Saturation (HSL)94.29%
Lightness34.31%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 05 · G AA · B 2A

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