Recognised as Colour

#27DB09

#27DB09
Green
Light
Nearest: Limegreen

#27DB09 is a green with RGB values 39, 219, 9 and HSL 111°, 92%, 45%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#27DB09#27DB09

HEX#27DB09

RGBrgb(39, 219, 9)

RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.8588, 0.0353

RGB percentages15.3%, 85.9%, 3.5%

HSLhsl(111.4, 92.1%, 44.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(111.4, 95.9%, 85.9%)

CMYK82.2%, 0%, 95.9%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,611,977

CSS custom property--colour: #27DB09;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51114WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness169.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.22:1

Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6

Inverted#D824F6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E0C500no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#CEB833no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.7 from the original

Tritanopia#00D4BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 14.7 Lawn green · ΔE 17.8 Lime · ΔE 18.8 Chartreuse · ΔE 18.9 Green yellow · ΔE 27.8 Spring green · ΔE 29.2

Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 14.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BD09DB

Analogous#90DB09, #09DB54

Triadic#0927DB, #DB0927

Split complementary#5409DB, #DB0990

Tetradic#0990DB, #BD09DB, #DB5409

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#BEFCB4

Lighter +30%#94FA83

Lighter +20%#6AF852

Lighter +10%#40F621

Darker −10%#1EAA07

Darker −20%#167905

Darker −30%#0D4803

Darker −40%#041701

More saturated +25%#21E400

Less saturated −25%#3BBF25

Channel breakdown

R39

G219

Red39 (15.3%)

Green219 (85.9%)

Blue9 (3.5%)

Hue111.43°

Saturation (HSL)92.11%

Lightness44.71%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 27 · G DB · B 09

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