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Recognised as Colour

#5FF956

  • #5FF956
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#5FF956 is a green with RGB values 95, 249, 86 and HSL 117°, 93%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#5FF956#5FF956
HEX#5FF956
RGBrgb(95, 249, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.9765, 0.3373
RGB percentages37.3%, 97.6%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(116.7, 93.1%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(116.7, 65.5%, 97.6%)
CMYK61.8%, 0%, 65.5%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,289,750
CSS custom property--colour: #5FF956;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70856WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.17:1
Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#A006A9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FEE340no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#ECD665no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.6 from the original
Tritanopia#42F2D8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 15.3Spring green · ΔE 18.2Lawn green · ΔE 21.2Chartreuse · ΔE 22.1Lime · ΔE 25Green yellow · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 15.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F056F9
Analogous#B1F956, #56F99E
Triadic#565FF9, #F9565F
Split complementary#9F56F9, #F956B0
Tetradic#56B0F9, #F056F9, #F99F56

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBFEEA
Lighter +20%#BCFCB9
Lighter +10%#8EFB87
Darker −10%#30F725
Darker −20%#14E108
Darker −30%#10B006
Darker −40%#0B7F04
More saturated +25%#5AFF50
Less saturated −25%#72E36C

Channel breakdown

R95
G249
B86
Red95 (37.3%)
Green249 (97.6%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue116.69°
Saturation (HSL)93.14%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 5F · G F9 · B 56

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