Colour

#2AC609

#2AC609
Green
Dark
Nearest: Limegreen

#2AC609 is a green with RGB values 42, 198, 9 and HSL 110°, 91%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

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HEX#2AC609

RGBrgb(42, 198, 9)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.7765, 0.0353

RGB percentages16.5%, 77.6%, 3.5%

HSLhsl(109.5, 91.3%, 40.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(109.5, 95.5%, 77.6%)

CMYK78.8%, 0%, 95.5%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,803,209

CSS custom property--colour: #2AC609;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.409WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness153.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.18:1

Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#979797

Inverted#D539F6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CBB200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#BAA72Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.2 from the original

Tritanopia#00C0A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 7.3 Lawn green · ΔE 25.2 Chartreuse · ΔE 26.5 Spring green · ΔE 29.4 Lime · ΔE 29.5 Green yellow · ΔE 30

Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 7.26, clearly different but related

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A509C6

Analogous#89C609, #09C646

Triadic#092AC6, #C6092A

Split complementary#4609C6, #C60989

Tetradic#0989C6, #A509C6, #C64609

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B0FBA0

Lighter +30%#87F870

Lighter +20%#5FF63F

Lighter +10%#36F40E

Darker −10%#209507

Darker −20%#156405

Darker −30%#0B3402

Darker −40%#010300

More saturated +25%#24CF00

Less saturated −25%#3BAC23

Channel breakdown

R42

G198

Red42 (16.5%)

Green198 (77.6%)

Blue9 (3.5%)

Hue109.52°

Saturation (HSL)91.3%

Lightness40.59%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 2A · G C6 · B 09

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