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Recognised as Colour

#05BC2D

  • #05BC2D
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#05BC2D is a green with RGB values 5, 188, 45 and HSL 133°, 95%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#05BC2D#05BC2D
HEX#05BC2D
RGBrgb(5, 188, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.7373, 0.1765
RGB percentages2%, 73.7%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(133.1, 94.8%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(133.1, 97.3%, 73.7%)
CMYK97.3%, 0%, 76.1%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer375,853
CSS custom property--colour: #05BC2D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36188WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.24:1
Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#FA43D2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C0A90Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#AF9E3Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00B7A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 7.4Spring green · ΔE 26.2Green · ΔE 26.2Forest green · ΔE 26.2Yellow green · ΔE 31.6Medium spring green · ΔE 32.4
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 7.41, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC0594
Analogous#39BC05, #05BC89
Triadic#2D05BC, #BC2D05
Split complementary#8905BC, #BC0538
Tetradic#0538BC, #BC0594, #BC8905

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#91FCA8
Lighter +30%#5FFB81
Lighter +20%#2EF95A
Lighter +10%#06EE39
Darker −10%#048A21
Darker −20%#025915
Darker −30%#012709
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00C12A
Less saturated −25%#1DA43B

Channel breakdown

R5
G188
B45
Red5 (2%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue133.11°
Saturation (HSL)94.82%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 05 · G BC · B 2D

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