Colour

#00A242

#00A242
Green
Dark
Nearest: Forest green

#00A242 is a green with RGB values 0, 162, 66 and HSL 144°, 100%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#00A242#00A242

HEX#00A242

RGBrgb(0, 162, 66)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.6353, 0.2588

RGB percentages0%, 63.5%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(144.4, 100%, 31.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(144.4, 100%, 63.5%)

CMYK100%, 0%, 59.3%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer41,538

CSS custom property--colour: #00A242;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26234WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness126.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.25:1

Contrast with white3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.25:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#797979

Inverted#FF5DBD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A49238no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#95884Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53 from the original

Tritanopia#009F8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 11.8 Green · ΔE 16.7 Medium seagreen · ΔE 18.6 Dark green · ΔE 25.9 Sea green · ΔE 26.5 Limegreen · ΔE 28.3

Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 11.84, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A20060

Analogous#0FA200, #00A293

Triadic#4200A2, #A24200

Split complementary#9300A2, #A2000F

Tetradic#000FA2, #A20060, #A29300

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#6FFFAA

Lighter +30%#3CFF8B

Lighter +20%#09FF6D

Lighter +10%#00D557

Darker −10%#006F2D

Darker −20%#003C18

Darker −30%#000904

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#00A242

Less saturated −25%#148E46

Channel breakdown

G162

B66

Red0 (0%)

Green162 (63.5%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue144.44°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness31.76%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 00 · G A2 · B 42

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