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Recognised as Colour

#28BB42

  • #28BB42
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#28BB42 is a green with RGB values 40, 187, 66 and HSL 131°, 65%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#28BB42#28BB42
HEX#28BB42
RGBrgb(40, 187, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.7333, 0.2588
RGB percentages15.7%, 73.3%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(130.6, 64.8%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(130.6, 78.6%, 73.3%)
CMYK78.6%, 0%, 64.7%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,669,378
CSS custom property--colour: #28BB42;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36385WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.28:1
Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#D744BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BEA933no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#AE9E4Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57 from the original
Tritanopia#00B6A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 14.7Forest green · ΔE 20.5Green · ΔE 22.8Spring green · ΔE 26.7Light green · ΔE 27.7Medium spring green · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 14.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BB28A1
Analogous#58BB28, #28BB8B
Triadic#4228BB, #BB4228
Split complementary#8B28BB, #BB2858
Tetradic#2858BB, #BB28A1, #BB8B28

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BEF1C7
Lighter +30%#94E8A3
Lighter +20%#6ADF7F
Lighter +10%#40D65A
Darker −10%#1F9133
Darker −20%#166724
Darker −30%#0D3D16
Darker −40%#041307
More saturated +25%#0CD730
Less saturated −25%#449F54

Channel breakdown

R40
G187
B66
Red40 (15.7%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue130.61°
Saturation (HSL)64.76%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 28 · G BB · B 42

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