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Recognised as Colour

#73DF40

  • #73DF40
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#73DF40 is a green with RGB values 115, 223, 64 and HSL 101°, 71%, 56%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#73DF40#73DF40
HEX#73DF40
RGBrgb(115, 223, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.8745, 0.251
RGB percentages45.1%, 87.5%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(100.8, 71.3%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(100.8, 71.3%, 87.5%)
CMYK48.4%, 0%, 71.3%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,593,792
CSS custom property--colour: #73DF40;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5679WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.36:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#8C20BF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E6CC24no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#D8C350no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.2 from the original
Tritanopia#6CD7C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 12.4Yellow green · ΔE 20.2Green yellow · ΔE 21.6Lawn green · ΔE 24.3Chartreuse · ΔE 25.4Spring green · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 12.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AC40DF
Analogous#C3DF40, #40DF5C
Triadic#4073DF, #DF4073
Split complementary#5D40DF, #DF40C2
Tetradic#40C2DF, #AC40DF, #DF5C40

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3FCEF
Lighter +30%#D3F5C3
Lighter +20%#B3EE97
Lighter +10%#93E66C
Darker −10%#58CA22
Darker −20%#459E1B
Darker −30%#327313
Darker −40%#1F470C
More saturated +25%#69FB24
Less saturated −25%#7DC35C

Channel breakdown

R115
G223
B64
Red115 (45.1%)
Green223 (87.5%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue100.75°
Saturation (HSL)71.3%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 73 · G DF · B 40

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