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Recognised as Colour

#2ACA00

  • #2ACA00
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#2ACA00 is a green with RGB values 42, 202, 0 and HSL 108°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#2ACA00#2ACA00
HEX#2ACA00
RGBrgb(42, 202, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.7922, 0
RGB percentages16.5%, 79.2%, 0%
HSLhsl(107.5, 100%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(107.5, 100%, 79.2%)
CMYK79.2%, 0%, 100%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,804,224
CSS custom property--colour: #2ACA00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42733WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.55:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#D535FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFB600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEAA2Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00C3ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 9.1Lawn green · ΔE 22.9Chartreuse · ΔE 24.2Lime · ΔE 26.9Green yellow · ΔE 29Spring green · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 9.1, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A000CA
Analogous#8FCA00, #00CA3B
Triadic#002ACA, #CA002A
Split complementary#3B00CA, #CA008F
Tetradic#008FCA, #A000CA, #CA3B00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ADFF97
Lighter +30%#84FF64
Lighter +20%#5CFF31
Lighter +10%#35FD00
Darker −10%#1F9700
Darker −20%#156400
Darker −30%#0A3100
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2ACA00
Less saturated −25%#39B119

Channel breakdown

R42
G202
B0
Red42 (16.5%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue107.52°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G CA · B 00

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