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Colour

#05FF00

  • #05FF00
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lime

#05FF00 is a green with RGB values 5, 255, 0 and HSL 119°, 100%, 50%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lime.

Colour values

#05FF00#05FF00
HEX#05FF00
RGBrgb(5, 255, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 1, 0
RGB percentages2%, 100%, 0%
HSLhsl(118.8, 100%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(118.8, 100%, 100%)
CMYK98%, 0%, 100%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer392,960
CSS custom property--colour: #05FF00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71552WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.31:1
Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#FA00FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFE500no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 77.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#EFD63Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 79.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00F7D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 88.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lime · ΔE 0.1Chartreuse · ΔE 18.3Lawn green · ΔE 18.3Limegreen · ΔE 32.6Green yellow · ΔE 33.8Spring green · ΔE 37.3
Nearest named CSS colourLime (#00FF00)ΔE 0.15, indistinguishable to the eye
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FA00FF
Analogous#85FF00, #00FF7A
Triadic#0005FF, #FF0005
Split complementary#7A00FF, #FF0085
Tetradic#0085FF, #FA00FF, #FF7A00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDFFCC
Lighter +30%#9BFF99
Lighter +20%#69FF66
Lighter +10%#37FF33
Darker −10%#04CC00
Darker −20%#039900
Darker −30%#026600
Darker −40%#013300
More saturated +25%#05FF00
Less saturated −25%#24DF20

Channel breakdown

R5
G255
B0
Red5 (2%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue118.82°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 05 · G FF · B 00

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