Colour

#28B829

#28B829
Green
Dark
Nearest: Limegreen

#28B829 is a green with RGB values 40, 184, 41 and HSL 120°, 64%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#28B829#28B829

HEX#28B829

RGBrgb(40, 184, 41)

RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.7216, 0.1608

RGB percentages15.7%, 72.2%, 16.1%

HSLhsl(120.4, 64.3%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(120.4, 78.3%, 72.2%)

CMYK78.3%, 0%, 77.7%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,668,585

CSS custom property--colour: #28B829;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34892WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.98:1

Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F

Inverted#D747D6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BCA601no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#AD9B3Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.2 from the original

Tritanopia#00B29Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 9.1 Forest green · ΔE 23.6 Green · ΔE 23.6 Yellow green · ΔE 28.5 Spring green · ΔE 28.9 Light green · ΔE 33.6

Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 9.13, clearly different but related

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B828B7

Analogous#6FB828, #28B871

Triadic#2928B8, #B82928

Split complementary#7128B8, #B8286F

Tetradic#286FB8, #B828B7, #B87128

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BCF0BC

Lighter +30%#92E792

Lighter +20%#68DE69

Lighter +10%#3ED53F

Darker −10%#1F8E20

Darker −20%#166416

Darker −30%#0D3A0D

Darker −40%#041004

More saturated +25%#0CD40D

Less saturated −25%#449C45

Channel breakdown

R40

G184

B41

Red40 (15.7%)

Green184 (72.2%)

Blue41 (16.1%)

Hue120.42°

Saturation (HSL)64.29%

Lightness43.92%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 28 · G B8 · B 29

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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