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Recognised as Colour

#15C642

  • #15C642
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#15C642 is a green with RGB values 21, 198, 66 and HSL 135°, 81%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#15C642#15C642
HEX#15C642
RGBrgb(21, 198, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.0824, 0.7765, 0.2588
RGB percentages8.2%, 77.6%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(135.3, 80.8%, 42.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(135.3, 89.4%, 77.6%)
CMYK89.4%, 0%, 66.7%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,427,010
CSS custom property--colour: #15C642;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40941WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.19:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#EA39BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C9B330no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B7A74Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00C1ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 9Spring green · ΔE 21.8Medium spring green · ΔE 27Forest green · ΔE 27.1Green · ΔE 28.4Light green · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 8.98, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C61599
Analogous#40C615, #15C69B
Triadic#4215C6, #C64215
Split complementary#9B15C6, #C61540
Tetradic#1540C6, #C61599, #C69B15

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B0F7C2
Lighter +30%#82F29F
Lighter +20%#54ED7B
Lighter +10%#26E857
Darker −10%#109833
Darker −20%#0B6A23
Darker −30%#063C14
Darker −40%#010E05
More saturated +25%#00DB38
Less saturated −25%#30AB4F

Channel breakdown

R21
G198
B66
Red21 (8.2%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue135.25°
Saturation (HSL)80.82%
Lightness42.94%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 15 · G C6 · B 42

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