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Recognised as Colour

#2AAE03

  • #2AAE03
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#2AAE03 is a green with RGB values 42, 174, 3 and HSL 106°, 97%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#2AAE03#2AAE03
HEX#2AAE03
RGBrgb(42, 174, 3)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.6824, 0.0118
RGB percentages16.5%, 68.2%, 1.2%
HSLhsl(106.3, 96.6%, 34.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(106.3, 98.3%, 68.2%)
CMYK75.9%, 0%, 98.3%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,797,059
CSS custom property--colour: #2AAE03;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30771WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.15:1
Contrast with white2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#D551FC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B39D00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A49325no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00A893no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 12.1Green · ΔE 22.4Forest green · ΔE 23.9Yellow green · ΔE 27.2Spring green · ΔE 34.4Lawn green · ΔE 35.4
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 12.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8703AE
Analogous#7FAE03, #03AE32
Triadic#032AAE, #AE032A
Split complementary#3103AE, #AE0380
Tetradic#0380AE, #8703AE, #AE3203

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9DFD80
Lighter +30%#76FC4E
Lighter +20%#4FFB1C
Lighter +10%#36E004
Darker −10%#1E7C02
Darker −20%#124A01
Darker −30%#061800
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#28B100
Less saturated −25%#369819

Channel breakdown

R42
G174
B3
Red42 (16.5%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue3 (1.2%)
Hue106.32°
Saturation (HSL)96.61%
Lightness34.71%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G AE · B 03

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