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Recognised as Colour

#05B234

  • #05B234
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#05B234 is a green with RGB values 5, 178, 52 and HSL 136°, 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

#05B234#05B234
HEX#05B234
RGBrgb(5, 178, 52)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.698, 0.2039
RGB percentages2%, 69.8%, 20.4%
HSLhsl(136.3, 94.5%, 35.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(136.3, 97.2%, 69.8%)
CMYK97.2%, 0%, 70.8%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer373,300
CSS custom property--colour: #05B234;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32121WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.42:1
Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#FA4DCB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5A020no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59 from the original
Deuteranopia#A59541no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00AD99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.7 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 text7.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 14.3Forest green · ΔE 19.5Green · ΔE 20.6Spring green · ΔE 29Medium seagreen · ΔE 30.8Medium spring green · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 14.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B20583
Analogous#2DB205, #05B28B
Triadic#3405B2, #B23405
Split complementary#8B05B2, #B2052D
Tetradic#052DB2, #B20583, #B28B05

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#87FCA7
Lighter +30%#56FA82
Lighter +20%#24F95E
Lighter +10%#06E442
Darker −10%#048026
Darker −20%#024F17
Darker −30%#011D09
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00B732
Less saturated −25%#1C9B3E

Channel breakdown

R5
G178
B52
Red5 (2%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue52 (20.4%)
Hue136.3°
Saturation (HSL)94.54%
Lightness35.88%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 05 · G B2 · B 34

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