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Recognised as Colour

#2EC500

  • #2EC500
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#2EC500 is a green with RGB values 46, 197, 0 and HSL 106°, 100%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#2EC500#2EC500
HEX#2EC500
RGBrgb(46, 197, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.7725, 0
RGB percentages18%, 77.3%, 0%
HSLhsl(106, 100%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(106, 100%, 77.3%)
CMYK76.6%, 0%, 100%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,065,088
CSS custom property--colour: #2EC500;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40513WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.1:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#D13AFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CAB100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#BAA62Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00BEA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 8.1Lawn green · ΔE 24.9Chartreuse · ΔE 26.2Green yellow · ΔE 29.6Lime · ΔE 29.7Yellow green · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 8.05, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9700C5
Analogous#91C500, #00C534
Triadic#002EC5, #C5002E
Split complementary#3400C5, #C50091
Tetradic#0091C5, #9700C5, #C53400

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ABFF92
Lighter +30%#84FF5F
Lighter +20%#5DFF2C
Lighter +10%#3AF800
Darker −10%#229200
Darker −20%#165F00
Darker −30%#0A2C00
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2EC500
Less saturated −25%#3BAC19

Channel breakdown

R46
G197
B0
Red46 (18%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue105.99°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2E · G C5 · B 00

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