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Recognised as Colour

#28BD18

  • #28BD18
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#28BD18 is a green with RGB values 40, 189, 24 and HSL 114°, 77%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#28BD18#28BD18
HEX#28BD18
RGBrgb(40, 189, 24)
RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.7412, 0.0941
RGB percentages15.7%, 74.1%, 9.4%
HSLhsl(114.2, 77.5%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(114.2, 87.3%, 74.1%)
CMYK78.8%, 0%, 87.3%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,669,848
CSS custom property--colour: #28BD18;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36912WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.38:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#D742E7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C2AA00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B29F31no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00B7A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 6.1Green · ΔE 28.3Yellow green · ΔE 28.8Forest green · ΔE 29.3Spring green · ΔE 29.3Lawn green · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 6.1, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AD18BD
Analogous#7BBD18, #18BD5B
Triadic#1828BD, #BD1828
Split complementary#5B18BD, #BD187A
Tetradic#187ABD, #AD18BD, #BD5B18

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B3F5AC
Lighter +30%#8AEF7F
Lighter +20%#61E952
Lighter +10%#37E325
Darker −10%#1E9012
Darker −20%#15620D
Darker −30%#0B3507
Darker −40%#020801
More saturated +25%#15D500
Less saturated −25%#3DA233

Channel breakdown

R40
G189
B24
Red40 (15.7%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue24 (9.4%)
Hue114.18°
Saturation (HSL)77.46%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 28 · G BD · B 18

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