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Recognised as Colour

#38DB00

  • #38DB00
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#38DB00 is a green with RGB values 56, 219, 0 and HSL 105°, 100%, 43%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#38DB00#38DB00
HEX#38DB00
RGBrgb(56, 219, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.8588, 0
RGB percentages22%, 85.9%, 0%
HSLhsl(104.7, 100%, 42.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(104.7, 100%, 85.9%)
CMYK74.4%, 0%, 100%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,726,080
CSS custom property--colour: #38DB00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51504WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.3:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#C724FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E1C500no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#CFB930no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00D4BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 14.9Lawn green · ΔE 16.3Chartreuse · ΔE 17.5Lime · ΔE 19.5Green yellow · ΔE 25.8Spring green · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 14.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A300DB
Analogous#A6DB00, #00DB35
Triadic#0038DB, #DB0038
Split complementary#3500DB, #DB00A6
Tetradic#00A6DB, #A300DB, #DB3500

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BEFFA8
Lighter +30%#98FF75
Lighter +20%#72FF42
Lighter +10%#4CFF0F
Darker −10%#2BA800
Darker −20%#1E7500
Darker −30%#114200
Darker −40%#040F00
More saturated +25%#38DB00
Less saturated −25%#45C01B

Channel breakdown

R56
G219
B0
Red56 (22%)
Green219 (85.9%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue104.66°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness42.94%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 38 · G DB · B 00

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