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Recognised as Colour

#2AFF72

  • #2AFF72
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Spring green

#2AFF72 is a green with RGB values 42, 255, 114 and HSL 140°, 100%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Spring green.

Colour values

#2AFF72#2AFF72
HEX#2AFF72
RGBrgb(42, 255, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 1, 0.4471
RGB percentages16.5%, 100%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(140.3, 100%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(140.3, 83.5%, 100%)
CMYK83.5%, 0%, 55.3%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,817,906
CSS custom property--colour: #2AFF72;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73227WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.65:1
Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#D5008D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFE865no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 70.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#EBD87Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00FAE0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Spring green · ΔE 6.1Limegreen · ΔE 20.4Medium spring green · ΔE 21.6Lime · ΔE 31.5Pale green · ΔE 32.1Lawn green · ΔE 33
Nearest named CSS colourSpring green (#00FF7F)ΔE 6.12, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF2AB7
Analogous#4DFF2A, #2AFFDD
Triadic#722AFF, #FF722A
Split complementary#DC2AFF, #FF2A4D
Tetradic#2A4DFF, #FF2AB7, #FFDC2A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6FFF9
Lighter +30%#C3FFD7
Lighter +20%#90FFB6
Lighter +10%#5DFF94
Darker −10%#00F653
Darker −20%#00C342
Darker −30%#009031
Darker −40%#005D1F
More saturated +25%#2AFF72
Less saturated −25%#45E47B

Channel breakdown

R42
G255
B114
Red42 (16.5%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue140.28°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G FF · B 72

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