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Recognised as Colour

#15C42D

  • #15C42D
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#15C42D is a green with RGB values 21, 196, 45 and HSL 128°, 81%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#15C42D#15C42D
HEX#15C42D
RGBrgb(21, 196, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.0824, 0.7686, 0.1765
RGB percentages8.2%, 76.9%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(128.2, 80.6%, 42.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(128.2, 89.3%, 76.9%)
CMYK89.3%, 0%, 77%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,426,477
CSS custom property--colour: #15C42D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39829WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.97:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#EA3BD2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8B103no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#B7A53Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00BEA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 3.8Spring green · ΔE 24.7Green · ΔE 29.9Forest green · ΔE 30.1Yellow green · ΔE 31.5Lawn green · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 3.76, a close match
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C415AC
Analogous#55C415, #15C484
Triadic#2D15C4, #C42D15
Split complementary#8415C4, #C41555
Tetradic#1555C4, #C415AC, #C48415

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AFF6B8
Lighter +30%#81F190
Lighter +20%#52ED68
Lighter +10%#24E83F
Darker −10%#109622
Darker −20%#0B6818
Darker −30%#063A0D
Darker −40%#010C03
More saturated +25%#00D91E
Less saturated −25%#30A941

Channel breakdown

R21
G196
B45
Red21 (8.2%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue128.23°
Saturation (HSL)80.65%
Lightness42.55%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 15 · G C4 · B 2D

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