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Recognised as Colour

#68E55C

  • #68E55C
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#68E55C is a green with RGB values 104, 229, 92 and HSL 115°, 72%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#68E55C#68E55C
HEX#68E55C
RGBrgb(104, 229, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.898, 0.3608
RGB percentages40.8%, 89.8%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(114.7, 72.5%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(114.7, 59.8%, 89.8%)
CMYK54.6%, 0%, 59.8%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,874,460
CSS custom property--colour: #68E55C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59754WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.95:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#971AA3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EAD24Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#DAC767no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.3 from the original
Tritanopia#57DFC8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 12.9Spring green · ΔE 19.5Pale green · ΔE 22.6Light green · ΔE 23.6Medium spring green · ΔE 25.5Yellow green · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 12.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D95CE5
Analogous#ACE55C, #5CE595
Triadic#5C68E5, #E55C68
Split complementary#955CE5, #E55CAC
Tetradic#5CACE5, #D95CE5, #E5955C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E2FAE0
Lighter +20%#B9F3B4
Lighter +10%#91EC88
Darker −10%#3FDE30
Darker −20%#2CBD1E
Darker −30%#229117
Darker −40%#186510
More saturated +25%#55FD44
Less saturated −25%#7BCD74

Channel breakdown

R104
G229
B92
Red104 (40.8%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue114.74°
Saturation (HSL)72.49%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 68 · G E5 · B 5C

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