Colour

#68DE21

#68DE21
Green
Light
Nearest: Limegreen

#68DE21 is a green with RGB values 104, 222, 33 and HSL 97°, 74%, 50%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#68DE21#68DE21

HEX#68DE21

RGBrgb(104, 222, 33)

RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.8706, 0.1294

RGB percentages40.8%, 87.1%, 12.9%

HSLhsl(97.5, 74.1%, 50%)

HSV / HSBhsv(97.5, 85.1%, 87.1%)

CMYK53.2%, 0%, 85.1%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,872,609

CSS custom property--colour: #68DE21;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55295WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness179.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.06:1

Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7

Inverted#9721DE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E5CA00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#D7C13Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.1 from the original

Tritanopia#5FD6BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 13.9 Lawn green · ΔE 16.6 Chartreuse · ΔE 17.9 Green yellow · ΔE 18.5 Yellow green · ΔE 25.1 Lime · ΔE 27.6

Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 13.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9721DE

Analogous#C7DE21, #21DE39

Triadic#2168DE, #DE2168

Split complementary#3821DE, #DE21C7

Tetradic#21C6DE, #9721DE, #DE3921

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E1F8D3

Lighter +30%#C3F2A6

Lighter +20%#A4EB7A

Lighter +10%#86E54D

Darker −10%#53B21A

Darker −20%#3E8514

Darker −30%#2A590D

Darker −40%#152C07

More saturated +25%#60FE01

Less saturated −25%#70BE41

Channel breakdown

R104

G222

B33

Red104 (40.8%)

Green222 (87.1%)

Blue33 (12.9%)

Hue97.46°

Saturation (HSL)74.12%

Lightness50%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 68 · G DE · B 21

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