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Recognised as Colour

#05C535

  • #05C535
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#05C535 is a green with RGB values 5, 197, 53 and HSL 135°, 95%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#05C535#05C535
HEX#05C535
RGBrgb(5, 197, 53)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.7725, 0.2078
RGB percentages2%, 77.3%, 20.8%
HSLhsl(135, 95%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(135, 97.5%, 77.3%)
CMYK97.5%, 0%, 73.1%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer378,165
CSS custom property--colour: #05C535;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40222WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.04:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#FA3ACA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8B21Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B7A544no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00C0A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 5.3Spring green · ΔE 23.1Forest green · ΔE 29.4Green · ΔE 29.7Medium spring green · ΔE 30.6Yellow green · ΔE 32.5
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 5.28, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C50595
Analogous#35C505, #05C595
Triadic#3505C5, #C53505
Split complementary#9505C5, #C50535
Tetradic#0535C5, #C50595, #C59505

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9AFCB2
Lighter +30%#68FB8D
Lighter +20%#36FA67
Lighter +10%#06F742
Darker −10%#049328
Darker −20%#02621A
Darker −30%#01300D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00CA33
Less saturated −25%#1EAC42

Channel breakdown

R5
G197
B53
Red5 (2%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue53 (20.8%)
Hue135°
Saturation (HSL)95.05%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 05 · G C5 · B 35

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