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Recognised as Colour

#3BAD28

  • #3BAD28
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#3BAD28 is a green with RGB values 59, 173, 40 and HSL 111°, 62%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#3BAD28#3BAD28
HEX#3BAD28
RGBrgb(59, 173, 40)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.6784, 0.1569
RGB percentages23.1%, 67.8%, 15.7%
HSLhsl(111.4, 62.4%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(111.4, 76.9%, 67.8%)
CMYK65.9%, 0%, 76.9%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,910,952
CSS custom property--colour: #3BAD28;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3097WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.19:1
Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#C452D7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B19D07no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A49437no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.9 from the original
Tritanopia#26A794no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 16.5Forest green · ΔE 16.7Green · ΔE 17.5Yellow green · ΔE 25.6Olivedrab · ΔE 29.2Light green · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 16.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9A28AD
Analogous#7DAD28, #28AD58
Triadic#283BAD, #AD283B
Split complementary#5828AD, #AD287D
Tetradic#287EAD, #9A28AD, #AD5828

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BCEEB3
Lighter +30%#97E48A
Lighter +20%#72DA61
Lighter +10%#4DD137
Darker −10%#2D841E
Darker −20%#1F5A15
Darker −30%#11310B
Darker −40%#020702
More saturated +25%#28C80D
Less saturated −25%#4E9243

Channel breakdown

R59
G173
B40
Red59 (23.1%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue40 (15.7%)
Hue111.43°
Saturation (HSL)62.44%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 3B · G AD · B 28

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