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Recognised as Colour

#2AE279

  • #2AE279
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium spring green

#2AE279 is a green with RGB values 42, 226, 121 and HSL 146°, 76%, 53%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium spring green.

Colour values

#2AE279#2AE279
HEX#2AE279
RGBrgb(42, 226, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.8863, 0.4745
RGB percentages16.5%, 88.6%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(145.8, 76%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(145.8, 81.4%, 88.6%)
CMYK81.4%, 0%, 46.5%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,810,489
CSS custom property--colour: #2AE279;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56265WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.25:1
Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#D51D86

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E3CE71no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#CEC080no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00DFC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium spring green · ΔE 10.9Spring green · ΔE 15.8Pale green · ΔE 21.2Light green · ΔE 21.3Limegreen · ΔE 23.5Medium seagreen · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium spring green (#00FA9A)ΔE 10.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E22A93
Analogous#37E22A, #2AE2D5
Triadic#792AE2, #E2792A
Split complementary#D52AE2, #E22A37
Tetradic#2A37E2, #E22A93, #E2D52A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEFAEA
Lighter +30%#B1F4CE
Lighter +20%#84EEB1
Lighter +10%#57E895
Darker −10%#1ABF61
Darker −20%#14924A
Darker −30%#0E6533
Darker −40%#08381D
More saturated +25%#0DFF75
Less saturated −25%#48C47D

Channel breakdown

R42
G226
B121
Red42 (16.5%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue145.76°
Saturation (HSL)76.03%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G E2 · B 79

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