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Recognised as Colour

#2ACA27

  • #2ACA27
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#2ACA27 is a green with RGB values 42, 202, 39 and HSL 119°, 68%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#2ACA27#2ACA27
HEX#2ACA27
RGBrgb(42, 202, 39)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.7922, 0.1529
RGB percentages16.5%, 79.2%, 15.3%
HSLhsl(118.9, 67.6%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(118.9, 80.7%, 79.2%)
CMYK79.2%, 0%, 80.7%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,804,263
CSS custom property--colour: #2ACA27;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4288WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.58:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#D535D8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFB600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEAB3Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00C4ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 2.6Spring green · ΔE 25.4Lawn green · ΔE 27.5Chartreuse · ΔE 28.8Yellow green · ΔE 30.6Lime · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 2.64, a close match
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C727CA
Analogous#7BCA27, #27CA76
Triadic#272ACA, #CA272A
Split complementary#7527CA, #CA277C
Tetradic#277CCA, #C727CA, #CA7527

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C9F4C9
Lighter +30%#9FEC9E
Lighter +20%#75E473
Lighter +10%#4BDC48
Darker −10%#219F1F
Darker −20%#187516
Darker −30%#0F4A0E
Darker −40%#061F06
More saturated +25%#0DE809
Less saturated −25%#47AC45

Channel breakdown

R42
G202
B39
Red42 (16.5%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue39 (15.3%)
Hue118.9°
Saturation (HSL)67.63%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G CA · B 27

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