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Colour

#2AE31C

  • #2AE31C
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#2AE31C is a green with RGB values 42, 227, 28 and HSL 116°, 78%, 50%. 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

#2AE31C#2AE31C
HEX#2AE31C
RGBrgb(42, 227, 28)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.8902, 0.1098
RGB percentages16.5%, 89%, 11%
HSLhsl(115.8, 78%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(115.8, 87.7%, 89%)
CMYK81.5%, 0%, 87.7%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,810,652
CSS custom property--colour: #2AE31C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55514WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.7 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#ADADAD
Inverted#D51CE3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E8CD00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 69.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#D5BF3Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00DCC1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.8 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 16.1Lime · ΔE 16.7Lawn green · ΔE 17.1Chartreuse · ΔE 18.1Spring green · ΔE 27.8Green yellow · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 16.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D51CE3
Analogous#8EE31C, #1CE371
Triadic#1C2AE3, #E31C2A
Split complementary#711CE3, #E31C8E
Tetradic#1C8EE3, #D51CE3, #E3711C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4F9D2
Lighter +30%#AAF4A4
Lighter +20%#7FEE77
Lighter +10%#55E949
Darker −10%#22B616
Darker −20%#198811
Darker −30%#115B0B
Darker −40%#082D06
More saturated +25%#12FF00
Less saturated −25%#45C33C

Channel breakdown

R42
G227
B28
Red42 (16.5%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue28 (11%)
Hue115.78°
Saturation (HSL)78.04%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G E3 · B 1C

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