Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#15BB4C

  • #15BB4C
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#15BB4C is a green with RGB values 21, 187, 76 and HSL 140°, 80%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#15BB4C#15BB4C
HEX#15BB4C
RGBrgb(21, 187, 76)
RGB (0–1)0.0824, 0.7333, 0.298
RGB percentages8.2%, 73.3%, 29.8%
HSLhsl(139.9, 79.8%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(139.9, 88.8%, 73.3%)
CMYK88.8%, 0%, 59.4%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,424,204
CSS custom property--colour: #15BB4C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36222WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.24:1
Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#EA44B3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BDA941no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#AC9E55no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00B7A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 18.6Forest green · ΔE 20.4Green · ΔE 23.6Medium seagreen · ΔE 24.6Medium spring green · ΔE 25.4Spring green · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 18.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BB1584
Analogous#31BB15, #15BB9F
Triadic#4C15BB, #BB4C15
Split complementary#9F15BB, #BB1531
Tetradic#1531BB, #BB1584, #BB9F15

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A7F5C1
Lighter +30%#79F0A0
Lighter +20%#4BEB80
Lighter +10%#1DE660
Darker −10%#108D39
Darker −20%#0B5F27
Darker −30%#063114
Darker −40%#000401
More saturated +25%#00D045
Less saturated −25%#2FA155

Channel breakdown

R21
G187
B76
Red21 (8.2%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue76 (29.8%)
Hue139.88°
Saturation (HSL)79.81%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 15 · G BB · B 4C

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “15bb4c” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.