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Recognised as Colour

#3EC420

  • #3EC420
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#3EC420 is a green with RGB values 62, 196, 32 and HSL 109°, 72%, 45%. 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

#3EC420#3EC420
HEX#3EC420
RGBrgb(62, 196, 32)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.7686, 0.1255
RGB percentages24.3%, 76.9%, 12.5%
HSLhsl(109, 71.9%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(109, 83.7%, 76.9%)
CMYK68.4%, 0%, 83.7%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,113,440
CSS custom property--colour: #3EC420;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40608WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.12:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#C13BDF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C9B100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#BAA736no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.9 from the original
Tritanopia#21BEA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 5.4Yellow green · ΔE 26.3Lawn green · ΔE 28.5Spring green · ΔE 28.7Chartreuse · ΔE 29.8Green · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 5.41, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A620C4
Analogous#90C420, #20C454
Triadic#203EC4, #C4203E
Split complementary#5420C4, #C42090
Tetradic#2090C4, #A620C4, #C45420

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C6F4BC
Lighter +30%#A1ED90
Lighter +20%#7CE664
Lighter +10%#57DF38
Darker −10%#309819
Darker −20%#226C12
Darker −30%#14400B
Darker −40%#071503
More saturated +25%#2CE104
Less saturated −25%#50A83D

Channel breakdown

R62
G196
B32
Red62 (24.3%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue32 (12.5%)
Hue109.02°
Saturation (HSL)71.93%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 3E · G C4 · B 20

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