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Recognised as Colour

#05B040

  • #05B040
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#05B040 is a green with RGB values 5, 176, 64 and HSL 141°, 94%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#05B040#05B040
HEX#05B040
RGBrgb(5, 176, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.6902, 0.251
RGB percentages2%, 69%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(140.7, 94.5%, 35.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(140.7, 97.2%, 69%)
CMYK97.2%, 0%, 63.6%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer372,800
CSS custom property--colour: #05B040;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31453WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.29:1
Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#FA4FBF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B29F33no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2944Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00AC98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 16.8Limegreen · ΔE 19.5Green · ΔE 19.6Medium seagreen · ΔE 25Light green · ΔE 29.2Medium spring green · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 16.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B00575
Analogous#1FB005, #05B096
Triadic#4005B0, #B04005
Split complementary#9605B0, #B00520
Tetradic#051FB0, #B00575, #B09605

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#85FCAE
Lighter +30%#54FA8D
Lighter +20%#22F96C
Lighter +10%#06E252
Darker −10%#047E2E
Darker −20%#024D1C
Darker −30%#011B0A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00B53E
Less saturated −25%#1C9947

Channel breakdown

R5
G176
B64
Red5 (2%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue140.7°
Saturation (HSL)94.48%
Lightness35.49%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 05 · G B0 · B 40

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