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Recognised as Colour

#2AE277

  • #2AE277
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium spring green

#2AE277 is a green with RGB values 42, 226, 119 and HSL 145°, 76%, 53%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium spring green.

Colour values

#2AE277#2AE277
HEX#2AE277
RGBrgb(42, 226, 119)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.8863, 0.4667
RGB percentages16.5%, 88.6%, 46.7%
HSLhsl(145.1, 76%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(145.1, 81.4%, 88.6%)
CMYK81.4%, 0%, 47.3%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,810,487
CSS custom property--colour: #2AE277;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56217WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.24:1
Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#D51D88

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E3CE6Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#CFC07Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00DEC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium spring green · ΔE 11.4Spring green · ΔE 15.2Pale green · ΔE 21.5Light green · ΔE 21.7Limegreen · ΔE 22.6Medium seagreen · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium spring green (#00FA9A)ΔE 11.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E22A95
Analogous#39E22A, #2AE2D3
Triadic#772AE2, #E2772A
Split complementary#D32AE2, #E22A39
Tetradic#2A39E2, #E22A95, #E2D32A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEFAEA
Lighter +30%#B1F4CD
Lighter +20%#84EEB0
Lighter +10%#57E894
Darker −10%#1ABF5F
Darker −20%#149249
Darker −30%#0E6532
Darker −40%#08381C
More saturated +25%#0DFF72
Less saturated −25%#48C47C

Channel breakdown

R42
G226
B119
Red42 (16.5%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue119 (46.7%)
Hue145.11°
Saturation (HSL)76.03%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G E2 · B 77

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