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Colour

#12CB00

  • #12CB00
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#12CB00 is a green with RGB values 18, 203, 0 and HSL 115°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#12CB00#12CB00
HEX#12CB00
RGBrgb(18, 203, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.7961, 0
RGB percentages7.1%, 79.6%, 0%
HSLhsl(114.7, 100%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(114.7, 100%, 79.6%)
CMYK91.1%, 0%, 100%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,231,616
CSS custom property--colour: #12CB00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4284WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.57:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#ED34FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D0B600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEAA2Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00C5ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 9.9Lawn green · ΔE 23.2Chartreuse · ΔE 24.4Lime · ΔE 25.3Spring green · ΔE 29.2Green yellow · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 9.95, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B900CB
Analogous#77CB00, #00CB53
Triadic#0012CB, #CB0012
Split complementary#5400CB, #CB0077
Tetradic#0077CB, #B900CB, #CB5400

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A1FF98
Lighter +30%#73FF65
Lighter +20%#44FF32
Lighter +10%#17FE00
Darker −10%#0D9800
Darker −20%#096500
Darker −30%#043200
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#12CB00
Less saturated −25%#27B219

Channel breakdown

R18
G203
B0
Red18 (7.1%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue114.68°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 12 · G CB · B 00

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