Recognised as Colour

#5AE561

#5AE561
Green
Light
Nearest: Limegreen

#5AE561 is a green with RGB values 90, 229, 97 and HSL 123°, 73%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#5AE561#5AE561

HEX#5AE561

RGBrgb(90, 229, 97)

RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.898, 0.3804

RGB percentages35.3%, 89.8%, 38%

HSLhsl(123, 72.8%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(123, 60.7%, 89.8%)

CMYK60.7%, 0%, 57.6%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,956,961

CSS custom property--colour: #5AE561;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59075WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness185.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.82:1

Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE

Inverted#A51A9E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E9D154no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#D8C56Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.5 from the original

Tritanopia#3DDFC8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 13.1 Spring green · ΔE 16.3 Medium spring green · ΔE 22.2 Pale green · ΔE 22.5 Light green · ΔE 23.5 Yellow green · ΔE 29.3

Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 13.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E55ADE

Analogous#98E55A, #5AE5A6

Triadic#615AE5, #E5615A

Split complementary#A65AE5, #E55A99

Tetradic#5A99E5, #E55ADE, #E5A75A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#DEFAE0

Lighter +20%#B2F3B5

Lighter +10%#86EC8B

Darker −10%#2EDE37

Darker −20%#1EBB25

Darker −30%#178F1D

Darker −40%#106314

More saturated +25%#42FD4C

Less saturated −25%#72CD76

Channel breakdown

R90

G229

B97

Red90 (35.3%)

Green229 (89.8%)

Blue97 (38%)

Hue123.02°

Saturation (HSL)72.77%

Lightness62.55%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 5A · G E5 · B 61

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