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Recognised as Colour

#27A21E

  • #27A21E
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Green

#27A21E is a green with RGB values 39, 162, 30 and HSL 116°, 69%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Green.

Colour values

#27A21E#27A21E
HEX#27A21E
RGBrgb(39, 162, 30)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.6353, 0.1176
RGB percentages15.3%, 63.5%, 11.8%
HSLhsl(115.9, 68.7%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(115.9, 81.5%, 63.5%)
CMYK75.9%, 0%, 81.5%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,597,406
CSS custom property--colour: #27A21E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26366WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.27:1
Contrast with white3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.27:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#D85DE1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A69200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#98892Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.7 from the original
Tritanopia#009D8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green · ΔE 13.7Forest green · ΔE 13.8Limegreen · ΔE 19.2Dark green · ΔE 28.5Yellow green · ΔE 28.9Olivedrab · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourGreen (#008000)ΔE 13.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#991EA2
Analogous#69A21E, #1EA257
Triadic#1E27A2, #A21E27
Split complementary#571EA2, #A21E69
Tetradic#1E69A2, #991EA2, #A2571E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A4ED9F
Lighter +30%#7CE574
Lighter +20%#53DD49
Lighter +10%#31CD26
Darker −10%#1D7716
Darker −20%#124C0E
Darker −30%#082106
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#12BA06
Less saturated −25%#3C8A36

Channel breakdown

R39
G162
B30
Red39 (15.3%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue30 (11.8%)
Hue115.91°
Saturation (HSL)68.75%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 27 · G A2 · B 1E

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