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Recognised as Colour

#227D2A

  • #227D2A
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark green

#227D2A is a green with RGB values 34, 125, 42 and HSL 125°, 57%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark green.

Colour values

#227D2A#227D2A
HEX#227D2A
RGBrgb(34, 125, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.4902, 0.1647
RGB percentages13.3%, 49%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(125.3, 57.2%, 31.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(125.3, 72.8%, 49%)
CMYK72.8%, 0%, 66.4%, 51%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,260,266
CSS custom property--colour: #227D2A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15174WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.2:1
Contrast with white5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#DD82D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7F7120no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#756A31no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.4 from the original
Tritanopia#017A6Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark green · ΔE 11Forest green · ΔE 11.2Green · ΔE 15.4Sea green · ΔE 18Olivedrab · ΔE 22.2Medium seagreen · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark green (#006400)ΔE 11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7D2275
Analogous#487D22, #227D57
Triadic#2A227D, #7D2A22
Split complementary#57227D, #7D2248
Tetradic#22487D, #7D2275, #7D5722

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8BE093
Lighter +30%#63D56D
Lighter +20%#3BCA48
Lighter +10%#2DA537
Darker −10%#17551D
Darker −20%#0C2D0F
Darker −30%#010502
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0E911A
Less saturated −25%#36693A

Channel breakdown

R34
G125
B42
Red34 (13.3%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue125.27°
Saturation (HSL)57.23%
Lightness31.18%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 22 · G 7D · B 2A

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