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Recognised as Colour

#05AB3E

  • #05AB3E
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#05AB3E is a green with RGB values 5, 171, 62 and HSL 141°, 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

#05AB3E#05AB3E
HEX#05AB3E
RGBrgb(5, 171, 62)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.6706, 0.2431
RGB percentages2%, 67.1%, 24.3%
HSLhsl(140.6, 94.3%, 34.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(140.6, 97.1%, 67.1%)
CMYK97.1%, 0%, 63.7%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer371,518
CSS custom property--colour: #05AB3E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29506WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.9:1
Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#FA54C1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AD9A31no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9E8F48no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00A794no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 14.7Green · ΔE 17.8Limegreen · ΔE 21.6Medium seagreen · ΔE 23.7Light green · ΔE 29.7Dark green · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 14.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AB0572
Analogous#1FAB05, #05AB91
Triadic#3E05AB, #AB3E05
Split complementary#9105AB, #AB051F
Tetradic#051FAB, #AB0572, #AB9105

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#81FBAB
Lighter +30%#4FFA8A
Lighter +20%#1EF869
Lighter +10%#06DD50
Darker −10%#04792C
Darker −20%#02481A
Darker −30%#011608
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00B03C
Less saturated −25%#1B9545

Channel breakdown

R5
G171
B62
Red5 (2%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue62 (24.3%)
Hue140.6°
Saturation (HSL)94.32%
Lightness34.51%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 05 · G AB · B 3E

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