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Colour

#2AFF2A

  • #2AFF2A
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lime

#2AFF2A is a green with RGB values 42, 255, 42 and HSL 120°, 100%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lime.

Colour values

#2AFF2A#2AFF2A
HEX#2AFF2A
RGBrgb(42, 255, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 1, 0.1647
RGB percentages16.5%, 100%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(120, 100%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(120, 83.5%, 100%)
CMYK83.5%, 0%, 83.5%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,817,834
CSS custom property--colour: #2AFF2A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72179WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.44:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#D500D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFE600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 74.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#EFD748no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 76.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00F7DAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 82.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lime · ΔE 6Lawn green · ΔE 16.7Chartreuse · ΔE 16.9Limegreen · ΔE 27.7Green yellow · ΔE 31Spring green · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourLime (#00FF00)ΔE 6.04, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF2AFF
Analogous#95FF2A, #2AFF95
Triadic#2A2AFF, #FF2A2A
Split complementary#952AFF, #FF2A95
Tetradic#2A95FF, #FF2AFF, #FF952A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6FFF6
Lighter +30%#C3FFC3
Lighter +20%#90FF90
Lighter +10%#5DFF5D
Darker −10%#00F600
Darker −20%#00C300
Darker −30%#009000
Darker −40%#005D00
More saturated +25%#2AFF2A
Less saturated −25%#45E445

Channel breakdown

R42
G255
B42
Red42 (16.5%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue120°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G FF · B 2A

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