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Recognised as Colour

#90BC42

  • #90BC42
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#90BC42 is a green with RGB values 144, 188, 66 and HSL 82°, 48%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#90BC42#90BC42
HEX#90BC42
RGBrgb(144, 188, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.5647, 0.7373, 0.2588
RGB percentages56.5%, 73.7%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(81.6, 48%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(81.6, 64.9%, 73.7%)
CMYK23.4%, 0%, 64.9%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,485,378
CSS custom property--colour: #90BC42;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42289WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.46:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#6F43BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5B032no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFAD4Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Tritanopia#95B4A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 13.7Olivedrab · ΔE 17.9Light green · ΔE 27.2Olive · ΔE 27.9Forest green · ΔE 28.1Dark khaki · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 13.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6E42BC
Analogous#BCAB42, #53BC42
Triadic#4290BC, #BC4290
Split complementary#4253BC, #AB42BC
Tetradic#42BCAB, #6E42BC, #BC4253

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8F1D9
Lighter +30%#D2E4B3
Lighter +20%#BCD78D
Lighter +10%#A6CA67
Darker −10%#739635
Darker −20%#567127
Darker −30%#394B1A
Darker −40%#1C250D
More saturated +25%#99DC22
Less saturated −25%#879C62

Channel breakdown

R144
G188
B66
Red144 (56.5%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue81.64°
Saturation (HSL)48.03%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 90 · G BC · B 42

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