Recognised as Colour
#05AE35
- #05AE35
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Limegreen
#05AE35 is a green with RGB values 5, 174, 53 and HSL 137°, 94%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.
Colour values
#05AE35#05AE35
HEX#05AE35
RGBrgb(5, 174, 53)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.6824, 0.2078
RGB percentages2%, 68.2%, 20.8%
HSLhsl(137, 94.4%, 35.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(137, 97.1%, 68.2%)
CMYK97.1%, 0%, 69.5%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer372,277
CSS custom property--colour: #05AE35;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.30561WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.11:1
Contrast with white2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#FA51CA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AE057E
Analogous#29AE05, #05AE8A
Triadic#3505AE, #AE3505
Split complementary#8A05AE, #AE0529
Tetradic#0529AE, #AE057E, #AE8A05
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R5
G174
B53
Red5 (2%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue53 (20.8%)
Hue137.04°
Saturation (HSL)94.41%
Lightness35.1%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 05 · G AE · B 35
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