Colour

#2AE72B

#2AE72B
Green
Light
Nearest: Limegreen

#2AE72B is a green with RGB values 42, 231, 43 and HSL 120°, 80%, 54%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#2AE72B#2AE72B

HEX#2AE72B

RGBrgb(42, 231, 43)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.9059, 0.1686

RGB percentages16.5%, 90.6%, 16.9%

HSLhsl(120.3, 79.7%, 53.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(120.3, 81.8%, 90.6%)

CMYK81.8%, 0%, 81.4%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,811,691

CSS custom property--colour: #2AE72B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57818WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness179.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.56:1

Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1

Inverted#D518D4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#ECD000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 71 from the original

Deuteranopia#D9C344no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.4 from the original

Tritanopia#00E0C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 15.5 Lime · ΔE 17.2 Lawn green · ΔE 18.2 Chartreuse · ΔE 19.2 Spring green · ΔE 25.3 Green yellow · ΔE 28.4

Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 15.51, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E72AE6

Analogous#88E72A, #2AE789

Triadic#2B2AE7, #E72B2A

Split complementary#892AE7, #E72A88

Tetradic#2A88E7, #E72AE6, #E7892A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E1FCE1

Lighter +30%#B4F6B4

Lighter +20%#86F186

Lighter +10%#58EC59

Darker −10%#16C817

Darker −20%#119A12

Darker −30%#0C6C0D

Darker −40%#073E07

More saturated +25%#12FF13

Less saturated −25%#48C948

Channel breakdown

R42

G231

B43

Red42 (16.5%)

Green231 (90.6%)

Blue43 (16.9%)

Hue120.32°

Saturation (HSL)79.75%

Lightness53.53%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 2A · G E7 · B 2B

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Colour values

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