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Recognised as Colour

#3CD42D

  • #3CD42D
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#3CD42D is a green with RGB values 60, 212, 45 and HSL 115°, 66%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#3CD42D#3CD42D
HEX#3CD42D
RGBrgb(60, 212, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.8314, 0.1765
RGB percentages23.5%, 83.1%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(114.6, 66%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(114.6, 78.8%, 83.1%)
CMYK71.7%, 0%, 78.8%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,986,477
CSS custom property--colour: #3CD42D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48237WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.65:1
Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#C32BD2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D9C000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8B441no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.5 from the original
Tritanopia#05CDB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 4.7Lawn green · ΔE 24Spring green · ΔE 24.4Chartreuse · ΔE 25.3Green yellow · ΔE 28.4Lime · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 4.66, a close match
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C52DD4
Analogous#90D42D, #2DD471
Triadic#2D3CD4, #D42D3C
Split complementary#722DD4, #D42D90
Tetradic#2D90D4, #C52DD4, #D4712D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D9F7D6
Lighter +30%#B2EEAC
Lighter +20%#8BE582
Lighter +10%#63DD57
Darker −10%#2FAB23
Darker −20%#24811A
Darker −30%#185612
Darker −40%#0C2C09
More saturated +25%#22F40D
Less saturated −25%#56B44D

Channel breakdown

R60
G212
B45
Red60 (23.5%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue114.61°
Saturation (HSL)66.01%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 3C · G D4 · B 2D

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