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The colour lab

Close to Green (Pantone)

What is this colour called?

The closest names in the swatch book, nearest first. The number is the distance in CIE Lab space: under 2 is hard to tell apart by eye.

Green (Pantone)#00AD4310.7Android green#3DDC8412.6Malachite#0BDA5115.2Green (pigment)#00A55016.7Emerald#50C87817.3Paris Green#50C87817.3mediumspringgreen#00FA9A19.2Medium spring green#00FA9A19.2Strong Lime Green#33CC3319.9Lime green#32CD3220.6limegreen#32CD3220.6Yellow-green (Color Wheel)#30B21A20.8

Harmonies

ComplementaryIts opposite on the wheel
AnalogousIts neighbours
TriadicThree evenly spaced
Split complementaryEither side of its opposite
TintsLighter
ShadesDarker

Contrast with text

White text 2.21:1fails
Black text 9.52:1passes AAA

Ratios follow the WCAG 2 formula. 4.5:1 is the usual minimum for body text.

Through colour-blind eyes

Typical vision
Protanopia
Deuteranopia
Tritanopia
No colour

A simulation. Real colour vision varies from person to person.

The weekly palette

Every Monday: seven colours you may not know, what the world is wearing this week, and one idea about colour.