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Recognised as Colour

#5AE227

  • #5AE227
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#5AE227 is a green with RGB values 90, 226, 39 and HSL 104°, 76%, 52%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#5AE227#5AE227
HEX#5AE227
RGBrgb(90, 226, 39)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.8863, 0.1529
RGB percentages35.3%, 88.6%, 15.3%
HSLhsl(103.6, 76.3%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(103.6, 82.7%, 88.6%)
CMYK60.2%, 0%, 82.7%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,956,135
CSS custom property--colour: #5AE227;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56713WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.34:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#A51DD8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E9CD00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#D8C240no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.9 from the original
Tritanopia#49DAC1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 12.8Lawn green · ΔE 15.8Chartreuse · ΔE 17.1Green yellow · ΔE 21.2Lime · ΔE 23.7Spring green · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 12.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AF27E2
Analogous#B8E227, #27E251
Triadic#275AE2, #E2275A
Split complementary#5227E2, #E227B7
Tetradic#27B8E2, #AF27E2, #E25127

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3FADB
Lighter +30%#C1F4AE
Lighter +20%#9FEE81
Lighter +10%#7CE854
Darker −10%#46BD19
Darker −20%#359013
Darker −30%#25630D
Darker −40%#143607
More saturated +25%#4DFF0A
Less saturated −25%#68C346

Channel breakdown

R90
G226
B39
Red90 (35.3%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue39 (15.3%)
Hue103.64°
Saturation (HSL)76.33%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 5A · G E2 · B 27

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