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Recognised as Colour

#2AFF87

  • #2AFF87
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Spring green

#2AFF87 is a green with RGB values 42, 255, 135 and HSL 146°, 100%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Spring green.

Colour values

#2AFF87#2AFF87
HEX#2AFF87
RGBrgb(42, 255, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 1, 0.5294
RGB percentages16.5%, 100%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(146.2, 100%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(146.2, 83.5%, 100%)
CMYK83.5%, 0%, 47.1%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,817,927
CSS custom property--colour: #2AFF87;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73762WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.75:1
Contrast with white1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#D50078

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#FFE97Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#E9D990no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00FBE3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourSpring green (#00FF7F)ΔE 4.62, a close match
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#FF2AA2
Analogous#38FF2A, #2AFFF1
Triadic#872AFF, #FF872A
Split complementary#F12AFF, #FF2A38
Tetradic#2A38FF, #FF2AA2, #FFF22A

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#F6FFFA
Lighter +30%#C3FFDD
Lighter +20%#90FFC0
Lighter +10%#5DFFA4
Darker −10%#00F66B
Darker −20%#00C355
Darker −30%#00903F
Darker −40%#005D29
More saturated +25%#2AFF87
Less saturated −25%#45E48A

Channel breakdown

R42
G255
B135
Red42 (16.5%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue146.2°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G FF · B 87

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