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Recognised as Colour

#05BE27

  • #05BE27
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#05BE27 is a green with RGB values 5, 190, 39 and HSL 131°, 95%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#05BE27#05BE27
HEX#05BE27
RGBrgb(5, 190, 39)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.7451, 0.1529
RGB percentages2%, 74.5%, 15.3%
HSLhsl(131, 94.9%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(131, 97.4%, 74.5%)
CMYK97.4%, 0%, 79.5%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer376,359
CSS custom property--colour: #05BE27;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37006WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.4:1
Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#FA41D8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C2AB00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63 from the original
Deuteranopia#B19F3Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00B8A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 5.6Spring green · ΔE 26.4Green · ΔE 28Forest green · ΔE 28.4Yellow green · ΔE 31.6Lawn green · ΔE 33.3
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 5.65, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BE059C
Analogous#3FBE05, #05BE84
Triadic#2705BE, #BE2705
Split complementary#8405BE, #BE053F
Tetradic#053FBE, #BE059C, #BE8405

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#93FCA6
Lighter +30%#61FB7D
Lighter +20%#2FFA55
Lighter +10%#06F031
Darker −10%#048C1D
Darker −20%#025B13
Darker −30%#012908
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00C324
Less saturated −25%#1DA636

Channel breakdown

R5
G190
B39
Red5 (2%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue39 (15.3%)
Hue131.03°
Saturation (HSL)94.87%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 05 · G BE · B 27

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