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Recognised as Colour

#229D27

  • #229D27
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#229D27 is a green with RGB values 34, 157, 39 and HSL 122°, 64%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#229D27#229D27
HEX#229D27
RGBrgb(34, 157, 39)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.6157, 0.1529
RGB percentages13.3%, 61.6%, 15.3%
HSLhsl(122.4, 64.4%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(122.4, 78.3%, 61.6%)
CMYK78.3%, 0%, 75.2%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,268,455
CSS custom property--colour: #229D27;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24601WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.92:1
Contrast with white3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#DD62D8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A08E10no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51 from the original
Deuteranopia#938434no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.1 from the original
Tritanopia#009886no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 9.3Green · ΔE 11Limegreen · ΔE 23.3Dark green · ΔE 24.8Olivedrab · ΔE 27Medium seagreen · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 9.28, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9D2298
Analogous#5B9D22, #229D65
Triadic#27229D, #9D2722
Split complementary#65229D, #9D225A
Tetradic#225A9D, #9D2298, #9D6522

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A0EBA3
Lighter +30%#77E17B
Lighter +20%#4DD852
Lighter +10%#2BC731
Darker −10%#19731D
Darker −20%#104912
Darker −30%#071F08
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0AB511
Less saturated −25%#3A853D

Channel breakdown

R34
G157
B39
Red34 (13.3%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue39 (15.3%)
Hue122.44°
Saturation (HSL)64.4%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 22 · G 9D · B 27

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