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Recognised as Colour

#2AE253

  • #2AE253
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#2AE253 is a green with RGB values 42, 226, 83 and HSL 133°, 76%, 53%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#2AE253#2AE253
HEX#2AE253
RGBrgb(42, 226, 83)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.8863, 0.3255
RGB percentages16.5%, 88.6%, 32.5%
HSLhsl(133.4, 76%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(133.4, 81.4%, 88.6%)
CMYK81.4%, 0%, 63.3%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,810,451
CSS custom property--colour: #2AE253;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55509WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.1:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#D51DAC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E5CD42no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#D2BF60no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00DCC4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 9.7Spring green · ΔE 13.9Medium spring green · ΔE 24.9Lawn green · ΔE 30.7Pale green · ΔE 31.3Chartreuse · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 9.74, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E22AB9
Analogous#5DE22A, #2AE2AF
Triadic#532AE2, #E2532A
Split complementary#AF2AE2, #E22A5D
Tetradic#2A5DE2, #E22AB9, #E2AF2A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEFAE4
Lighter +30%#B1F4C0
Lighter +20%#84EE9B
Lighter +10%#57E877
Darker −10%#1ABF3F
Darker −20%#149230
Darker −30%#0E6521
Darker −40%#083813
More saturated +25%#0DFF43
Less saturated −25%#48C464

Channel breakdown

R42
G226
B83
Red42 (16.5%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue83 (32.5%)
Hue133.37°
Saturation (HSL)76.03%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G E2 · B 53

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