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Recognised as Colour

#28DF09

  • #28DF09
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#28DF09 is a green with RGB values 40, 223, 9 and HSL 111°, 92%, 45%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#28DF09#28DF09
HEX#28DF09
RGBrgb(40, 223, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.8745, 0.0353
RGB percentages15.7%, 87.5%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(111.3, 92.2%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(111.3, 96%, 87.5%)
CMYK82.1%, 0%, 96%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,678,537
CSS custom property--colour: #28DF09;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53246WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.65:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#D720F6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E4C900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 69.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#D2BC34no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00D8BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78 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 text11.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 16.5Lawn green · ΔE 16.7Lime · ΔE 16.9Chartreuse · ΔE 17.8Green yellow · ΔE 27.7Spring green · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 16.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C009DF
Analogous#93DF09, #09DF55
Triadic#0928DF, #DF0928
Split complementary#5509DF, #DF0993
Tetradic#0993DF, #C009DF, #DF5509

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C2FCB8
Lighter +30%#98FA87
Lighter +20%#6DF856
Lighter +10%#43F625
Darker −10%#1FAE07
Darker −20%#167D05
Darker −30%#0E4C03
Darker −40%#051B01
More saturated +25%#22E800
Less saturated −25%#3DC226

Channel breakdown

R40
G223
B9
Red40 (15.7%)
Green223 (87.5%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue111.31°
Saturation (HSL)92.24%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 28 · G DF · B 09

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