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Recognised as Colour

#05AB3B

  • #05AB3B
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#05AB3B is a green with RGB values 5, 171, 59 and HSL 140°, 94%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#05AB3B#05AB3B
HEX#05AB3B
RGBrgb(5, 171, 59)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.6706, 0.2314
RGB percentages2%, 67.1%, 23.1%
HSLhsl(139.5, 94.3%, 34.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(139.5, 97.1%, 67.1%)
CMYK97.1%, 0%, 65.5%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer371,515
CSS custom property--colour: #05AB3B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29474WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.89:1
Contrast with white3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#FA54C4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AD9A2Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#9E8F45no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00A794no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 14.9Green · ΔE 17.6Limegreen · ΔE 20.5Medium seagreen · ΔE 25Light green · ΔE 30.2Dark green · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 14.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AB0575
Analogous#22AB05, #05AB8E
Triadic#3B05AB, #AB3B05
Split complementary#8E05AB, #AB0522
Tetradic#0522AB, #AB0575, #AB8E05

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#81FBA9
Lighter +30%#4FFA87
Lighter +20%#1EF865
Lighter +10%#06DD4C
Darker −10%#04792A
Darker −20%#024819
Darker −30%#011608
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00B039
Less saturated −25%#1B9543

Channel breakdown

R5
G171
B59
Red5 (2%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue59 (23.1%)
Hue139.52°
Saturation (HSL)94.32%
Lightness34.51%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 05 · G AB · B 3B

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