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The colour lab

Close to Malachite

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.

Malachite#0BDA519.7 Green (Pantone)#00AD4313.6 Strong Lime Green#33CC3315.2 Lime green#32CD3215.8 limegreen#32CD3215.8 Android green#3DDC8416.5 Spring green#00FF8018.1 springgreen#00FF7F18.2 Yellow-green (Color Wheel)#30B21A18.4 mediumspringgreen#00FA9A19.7 Medium spring green#00FA9A19.7 Kelly green#4CBB1721.6

Harmonies

ComplementaryIts opposite on the wheel

#07CF5A #CF077C

AnalogousIts neighbours

#07CF5A #18CF07 #07CFBE

TriadicThree evenly spaced

#07CF5A #5A07CF #CF5A07

Split complementaryEither side of its opposite

#07CF5A #BE07CF #CF0718

TintsLighter

#07CF5A #26F77D #6BFAA7 #A9F9CA

ShadesDarker

#07CF5A #059441 #035927 #011E0D

Contrast with text

White text 2.08:1fails

Black text 10.08:1passes 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.