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Colour

#70BC1C

  • #70BC1C
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#70BC1C is a green with RGB values 112, 188, 28 and HSL 89°, 74%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#70BC1C#70BC1C
HEX#70BC1C
RGBrgb(112, 188, 28)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.7373, 0.1098
RGB percentages43.9%, 73.7%, 11%
HSLhsl(88.5, 74.1%, 42.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(88.5, 85.1%, 73.7%)
CMYK40.4%, 0%, 85.1%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,388,188
CSS custom property--colour: #70BC1C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39495WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.9:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#8F43E3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C4AC00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#BAA731no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.3 from the original
Tritanopia#70B4A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 11.8Limegreen · ΔE 20.7Forest green · ΔE 27.4Green · ΔE 27.9Olivedrab · ΔE 28.3Green yellow · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 11.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#681CBC
Analogous#BCB81C, #20BC1C
Triadic#1C70BC, #BC1C70
Split complementary#1C20BC, #B81CBC
Tetradic#1CBCB8, #681CBC, #BC1C20

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4F3B1
Lighter +30%#BBED84
Lighter +20%#A3E658
Lighter +10%#8AE02C
Darker −10%#569015
Darker −20%#3B630F
Darker −30%#213708
Darker −40%#060A02
More saturated +25%#71D701
Less saturated −25%#6FA137

Channel breakdown

R112
G188
B28
Red112 (43.9%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue28 (11%)
Hue88.5°
Saturation (HSL)74.07%
Lightness42.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 70 · G BC · B 1C

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