Recognised as Colour

#15B015

#15B015
Green
Dark
Nearest: Limegreen

#15B015 is a green with RGB values 21, 176, 21 and HSL 120°, 79%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

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HEX#15B015

RGBrgb(21, 176, 21)

RGB (0–1)0.0824, 0.6902, 0.0824

RGB percentages8.2%, 69%, 8.2%

HSLhsl(120, 78.7%, 38.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(120, 88.1%, 69%)

CMYK88.1%, 0%, 88.1%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,421,333

CSS custom property--colour: #15B015;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31264WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.25:1

Contrast with white2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#848484

Inverted#EA4FEA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B49E00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#A5942Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.4 from the original

Tritanopia#00AB95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 10.6 Green · ΔE 22.7 Forest green · ΔE 23.8 Yellow green · ΔE 29.7 Spring green · ΔE 31.8 Lawn green · ΔE 36.4

Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 10.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B015B0

Analogous#63B015, #15B063

Triadic#1515B0, #B01515

Split complementary#6315B0, #B01563

Tetradic#1563B0, #B015B0, #B06315

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#9EF39E

Lighter +30%#70EE70

Lighter +20%#42E942

Lighter +10%#1ADE1A

Darker −10%#108210

Darker −20%#0A550A

Darker −30%#052705

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#00C500

Less saturated −25%#2E972E

Channel breakdown

R21

G176

B21

Red21 (8.2%)

Green176 (69%)

Blue21 (8.2%)

Hue120°

Saturation (HSL)78.68%

Lightness38.63%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 15 · G B0 · B 15

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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