Recognised as Colour

#27DF1F

#27DF1F
Green
Light
Nearest: Limegreen

#27DF1F is a green with RGB values 39, 223, 31 and HSL 118°, 76%, 50%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#27DF1F#27DF1F

HEX#27DF1F

RGBrgb(39, 223, 31)

RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.8745, 0.1216

RGB percentages15.3%, 87.5%, 12.2%

HSLhsl(117.5, 75.6%, 49.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(117.5, 86.1%, 87.5%)

CMYK82.5%, 0%, 86.1%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,613,023

CSS custom property--colour: #27DF1F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53306WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness172.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.66:1

Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA

Inverted#D820E0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E4C900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 69.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#D1BC3Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.8 from the original

Tritanopia#00D8BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 13.8 Lawn green · ΔE 18.6 Lime · ΔE 18.9 Chartreuse · ΔE 19.7 Spring green · ΔE 26.7 Green yellow · ΔE 28.3

Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 13.8, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D71FDF

Analogous#87DF1F, #1FDF77

Triadic#1F27DF, #DF1F27

Split complementary#771FDF, #DF1F87

Tetradic#1F87DF, #D71FDF, #DF771F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D3F9D1

Lighter +30%#A8F2A5

Lighter +20%#7DEC78

Lighter +10%#51E64B

Darker −10%#1FB219

Darker −20%#178513

Darker −30%#10590C

Darker −40%#082C06

More saturated +25%#0BFE00

Less saturated −25%#44BF3F

Channel breakdown

R39

G223

B31

Red39 (15.3%)

Green223 (87.5%)

Blue31 (12.2%)

Hue117.5°

Saturation (HSL)75.59%

Lightness49.8%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 27 · G DF · B 1F

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