Recognised as Colour

#2AE46C

#2AE46C
Green
Light
Nearest: Spring green

#2AE46C is a green with RGB values 42, 228, 108 and HSL 141°, 78%, 53%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Spring green.

Colour values

#2AE46C#2AE46C

HEX#2AE46C

RGBrgb(42, 228, 108)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.8941, 0.4235

RGB percentages16.5%, 89.4%, 42.4%

HSLhsl(141.3, 77.5%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(141.3, 81.6%, 89.4%)

CMYK81.6%, 0%, 52.6%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,810,988

CSS custom property--colour: #2AE46C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57062WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness179.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.41:1

Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4

Inverted#D51B93

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E6D061no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#D2C175no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.9 from the original

Tritanopia#00E0C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Spring green · ΔE 11.5 Medium spring green · ΔE 15.2 Limegreen · ΔE 17.5 Pale green · ΔE 24.4 Light green · ΔE 25.2 Medium seagreen · ΔE 33.5

Nearest named CSS colourSpring green (#00FF7F)ΔE 11.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E42AA2

Analogous#45E42A, #2AE4C9

Triadic#6C2AE4, #E46C2A

Split complementary#C92AE4, #E42A45

Tetradic#2A45E4, #E42AA2, #E4C92A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#DFFBE9

Lighter +30%#B2F5CA

Lighter +20%#85EFAA

Lighter +10%#57EA8B

Darker −10%#19C255

Darker −20%#139541

Darker −30%#0D682D

Darker −40%#073B1A

More saturated +25%#0FFF64

Less saturated −25%#48C675

Channel breakdown

R42

G228

B108

Red42 (16.5%)

Green228 (89.4%)

Blue108 (42.4%)

Hue141.29°

Saturation (HSL)77.5%

Lightness52.94%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 2A · G E4 · B 6C

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