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Recognised as Colour

#2AE227

  • #2AE227
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#2AE227 is a green with RGB values 42, 226, 39 and HSL 119°, 76%, 52%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#2AE227#2AE227
HEX#2AE227
RGBrgb(42, 226, 39)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.8863, 0.1529
RGB percentages16.5%, 88.6%, 15.3%
HSLhsl(119, 76.3%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(119, 82.7%, 88.6%)
CMYK81.4%, 0%, 82.7%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,810,407
CSS custom property--colour: #2AE227;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55031WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.01:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#D51DD8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E7CC00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 69.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#D4BF40no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00DBC1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 13.7Lawn green · ΔE 18.8Lime · ΔE 18.9Chartreuse · ΔE 19.9Spring green · ΔE 25.5Green yellow · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 13.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DF27E2
Analogous#88E227, #27E281
Triadic#272AE2, #E2272A
Split complementary#8127E2, #E22788
Tetradic#2788E2, #DF27E2, #E28127

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DBFADB
Lighter +30%#AFF4AE
Lighter +20%#83EE81
Lighter +10%#56E854
Darker −10%#1CBD19
Darker −20%#159013
Darker −30%#0F630D
Darker −40%#083607
More saturated +25%#0EFF0A
Less saturated −25%#48C346

Channel breakdown

R42
G226
B39
Red42 (16.5%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue39 (15.3%)
Hue119.04°
Saturation (HSL)76.33%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G E2 · B 27

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