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Recognised as Colour

#05B22A

  • #05B22A
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#05B22A is a green with RGB values 5, 178, 42 and HSL 133°, 95%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#05B22A#05B22A
HEX#05B22A
RGBrgb(5, 178, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.698, 0.1647
RGB percentages2%, 69.8%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(132.8, 94.5%, 35.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(132.8, 97.2%, 69.8%)
CMYK97.2%, 0%, 76.4%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer373,290
CSS custom property--colour: #05B22A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3204WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.41:1
Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#FA4DD5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5A00Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A59539no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00AD98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 11.8Forest green · ΔE 21.5Green · ΔE 21.5Spring green · ΔE 29.4Yellow green · ΔE 31.2Medium spring green · ΔE 33.5
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 11.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B2058D
Analogous#37B205, #05B280
Triadic#2A05B2, #B22A05
Split complementary#8005B2, #B20537
Tetradic#0537B2, #B2058D, #B28005

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#87FCA0
Lighter +30%#56FA79
Lighter +20%#24F952
Lighter +10%#06E436
Darker −10%#04801E
Darker −20%#024F13
Darker −30%#011D07
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00B727
Less saturated −25%#1C9B37

Channel breakdown

R5
G178
B42
Red5 (2%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue132.83°
Saturation (HSL)94.54%
Lightness35.88%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 05 · G B2 · B 2A

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