Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#27A021

  • #27A021
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#27A021 is a green with RGB values 39, 160, 33 and HSL 117°, 66%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#27A021#27A021
HEX#27A021
RGBrgb(39, 160, 33)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.6275, 0.1294
RGB percentages15.3%, 62.7%, 12.9%
HSLhsl(117.2, 65.8%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(117.2, 79.4%, 62.7%)
CMYK75.6%, 0%, 79.4%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,596,897
CSS custom property--colour: #27A021;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25683WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.14:1
Contrast with white3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#D85FDE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A49000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#968730no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.2 from the original
Tritanopia#009B88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 12Green · ΔE 12.5Limegreen · ΔE 20.8Dark green · ΔE 27Olivedrab · ΔE 27.9Yellow green · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 12.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9A21A0
Analogous#66A021, #21A05B
Triadic#2127A0, #A02127
Split complementary#5A21A0, #A02167
Tetradic#2167A0, #9A21A0, #A05B21

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A5ECA1
Lighter +30%#7CE377
Lighter +20%#53DA4D
Lighter +10%#31CA2A
Darker −10%#1D7618
Darker −20%#124B10
Darker −30%#082107
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#11B809
Less saturated −25%#3D8839

Channel breakdown

R39
G160
B33
Red39 (15.3%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue33 (12.9%)
Hue117.17°
Saturation (HSL)65.8%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 27 · G A0 · B 21

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 “27a021” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.