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Recognised as Colour

#05BC35

  • #05BC35
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#05BC35 is a green with RGB values 5, 188, 53 and HSL 136°, 95%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#05BC35#05BC35
HEX#05BC35
RGBrgb(5, 188, 53)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.7373, 0.2078
RGB percentages2%, 73.7%, 20.8%
HSLhsl(135.7, 94.8%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(135.7, 97.3%, 73.7%)
CMYK97.3%, 0%, 71.8%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer375,861
CSS custom property--colour: #05BC35;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36256WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.25:1
Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#FA43CA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFA91Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#AE9E43no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00B7A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.3 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 text8.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 9.4Forest green · ΔE 24.7Green · ΔE 25.2Spring green · ΔE 25.5Medium spring green · ΔE 30.4Yellow green · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 9.37, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC058C
Analogous#30BC05, #05BC91
Triadic#3505BC, #BC3505
Split complementary#9105BC, #BC0530
Tetradic#0530BC, #BC058C, #BC9105

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#91FCAD
Lighter +30%#5FFB88
Lighter +20%#2EF963
Lighter +10%#06EE43
Darker −10%#048A27
Darker −20%#025919
Darker −30%#01270B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00C133
Less saturated −25%#1DA440

Channel breakdown

R5
G188
B53
Red5 (2%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue53 (20.8%)
Hue135.74°
Saturation (HSL)94.82%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 05 · G BC · B 35

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