Recognised as Colour

#66BE2A

#66BE2A
Green
Dark
Nearest: Yellow green

#66BE2A is a green with RGB values 102, 190, 42 and HSL 96°, 64%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#66BE2A#66BE2A

HEX#66BE2A

RGBrgb(102, 190, 42)

RGB (0–1)0.4, 0.7451, 0.1647

RGB percentages40%, 74.5%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(95.7, 63.8%, 45.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(95.7, 77.9%, 74.5%)

CMYK46.3%, 0%, 77.9%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,733,354

CSS custom property--colour: #66BE2A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39819WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness156.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.96:1

Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1

Inverted#9941D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C5AE00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#B9A73Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.8 from the original

Tritanopia#62B7A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 15.3 Limegreen · ΔE 17 Forest green · ΔE 24.9 Green · ΔE 25.8 Olivedrab · ΔE 29.1 Light green · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 15.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#822ABE

Analogous#B0BE2A, #2ABE38

Triadic#2A66BE, #BE2A66

Split complementary#382ABE, #BE2AB0

Tetradic#2AB0BE, #822ABE, #BE382A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D6F2C2

Lighter +30%#B9E899

Lighter +20%#9CDF6F

Lighter +10%#80D645

Darker −10%#509421

Darker −20%#396A18

Darker −30%#23410E

Darker −40%#0C1705

More saturated +25%#61DB0D

Less saturated −25%#6BA147

Channel breakdown

R102

G190

B42

Red102 (40%)

Green190 (74.5%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue95.68°

Saturation (HSL)63.79%

Lightness45.49%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 66 · G BE · B 2A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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