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Recognised as Colour

#73E22A

  • #73E22A
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#73E22A is a green with RGB values 115, 226, 42 and HSL 96°, 76%, 53%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#73E22A#73E22A
HEX#73E22A
RGBrgb(115, 226, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.8863, 0.1647
RGB percentages45.1%, 88.6%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(96.2, 76%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(96.2, 81.4%, 88.6%)
CMYK49.1%, 0%, 81.4%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,594,538
CSS custom property--colour: #73E22A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58205WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.64:1
Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#8C1DD5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EACE00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55 from the original
Deuteranopia#DCC541no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.4 from the original
Tritanopia#6DDAC1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 15.2Green yellow · ΔE 16.6Lawn green · ΔE 16.9Chartreuse · ΔE 18.1Yellow green · ΔE 23.3Lime · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 15.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#992AE2
Analogous#CFE22A, #2AE23D
Triadic#2A73E2, #E22A73
Split complementary#3D2AE2, #E22ACF
Tetradic#2ACFE2, #992AE2, #E23D2A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9FADE
Lighter +30%#CCF4B1
Lighter +20%#AEEE84
Lighter +10%#91E857
Darker −10%#5BBF1A
Darker −20%#469214
Darker −30%#30650E
Darker −40%#1B3808
More saturated +25%#6DFF0D
Less saturated −25%#79C448

Channel breakdown

R115
G226
B42
Red115 (45.1%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue96.2°
Saturation (HSL)76.03%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 73 · G E2 · B 2A

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