Recognised as Colour

#47BB2A

#47BB2A
Green
Dark
Nearest: Limegreen

#47BB2A is a green with RGB values 71, 187, 42 and HSL 108°, 63%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

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HEX#47BB2A

RGBrgb(71, 187, 42)

RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.7333, 0.1647

RGB percentages27.8%, 73.3%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(108, 63.3%, 44.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(108, 77.5%, 73.3%)

CMYK62%, 0%, 77.5%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,700,970

CSS custom property--colour: #47BB2A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37047WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.41:1

Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#989898

Inverted#B844D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C0AA01no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#B2A03Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.9 from the original

Tritanopia#36B5A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 10.9 Yellow green · ΔE 23.2 Forest green · ΔE 23.3 Green · ΔE 23.8 Spring green · ΔE 30.9 Light green · ΔE 31.5

Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 10.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#9E2ABB

Analogous#90BB2A, #2ABB55

Triadic#2A47BB, #BB2A47

Split complementary#552ABB, #BB2A90

Tetradic#2A90BB, #9E2ABB, #BB562A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#CAF1C0

Lighter +30%#A7E896

Lighter +20%#83DE6D

Lighter +10%#60D543

Darker −10%#379121

Darker −20%#276817

Darker −30%#183E0E

Darker −40%#081405

More saturated +25%#36D80D

Less saturated −25%#589E47

Channel breakdown

R71

G187

B42

Red71 (27.8%)

Green187 (73.3%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue108°

Saturation (HSL)63.32%

Lightness44.9%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 47 · G BB · B 2A

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