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Recognised as Colour

#05CB55

  • #05CB55
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#05CB55 is a green with RGB values 5, 203, 85 and HSL 144°, 95%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#05CB55#05CB55
HEX#05CB55
RGBrgb(5, 203, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.7961, 0.3333
RGB percentages2%, 79.6%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(144.2, 95.2%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(144.2, 97.5%, 79.6%)
CMYK97.5%, 0%, 58.1%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer379,733
CSS custom property--colour: #05CB55;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.434WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.68:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#FA34AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CDB849no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#BAAB5Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00C7B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 15Spring green · ΔE 19.5Medium spring green · ΔE 21.2Light green · ΔE 26.9Forest green · ΔE 27.3Pale green · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 15.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CB057B
Analogous#18CB05, #05CBB8
Triadic#5505CB, #CB5505
Split complementary#B805CB, #CB0518
Tetradic#0518CB, #CB057B, #CBB805

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9FFDC5
Lighter +30%#6EFBA7
Lighter +20%#3CFA89
Lighter +10%#0AF96B
Darker −10%#049940
Darker −20%#03672B
Darker −30%#013616
Darker −40%#000402
More saturated +25%#00D054
Less saturated −25%#1FB15A

Channel breakdown

R5
G203
B85
Red5 (2%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue144.24°
Saturation (HSL)95.19%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 05 · G CB · B 55

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