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Recognised as Colour

#52BC42

  • #52BC42
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#52BC42 is a green with RGB values 82, 188, 66 and HSL 112°, 48%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#52BC42#52BC42
HEX#52BC42
RGBrgb(82, 188, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.7373, 0.2588
RGB percentages32.2%, 73.7%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(112.1, 48%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(112.1, 64.9%, 73.7%)
CMYK56.4%, 0%, 64.9%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,422,146
CSS custom property--colour: #52BC42;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38154WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.63:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#AD43BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C1AC33no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3A34Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.7 from the original
Tritanopia#44B6A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 17.7Forest green · ΔE 19Green · ΔE 22Yellow green · ΔE 23.6Light green · ΔE 24.3Pale green · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 17.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AC42BC
Analogous#8FBC42, #42BC6F
Triadic#4252BC, #BC4252
Split complementary#6F42BC, #BC428F
Tetradic#428FBC, #AC42BC, #BC6F42

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCF1D9
Lighter +30%#B9E4B3
Lighter +20%#97D78D
Lighter +10%#74CA67
Darker −10%#429635
Darker −20%#317127
Darker −30%#214B1A
Darker −40%#10250D
More saturated +25%#3BDC22
Less saturated −25%#699C62

Channel breakdown

R82
G188
B66
Red82 (32.2%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue112.13°
Saturation (HSL)48.03%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 52 · G BC · B 42

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