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Recognised as Colour

#232A16

  • #232A16
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#232A16 is a green with RGB values 35, 42, 22 and HSL 81°, 31%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#232A16#232A16
HEX#232A16
RGBrgb(35, 42, 22)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.1647, 0.0863
RGB percentages13.7%, 16.5%, 8.6%
HSLhsl(81, 31.3%, 12.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(81, 47.6%, 16.5%)
CMYK16.7%, 0%, 47.6%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,304,534
CSS custom property--colour: #232A16;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02071WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness38.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.85:1
Contrast with white14.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#272727
Inverted#DCD5E9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2C2815no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#2B2717no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Tritanopia#242825no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 21.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.5Dim grey · ΔE 31.9Dark olivegreen · ΔE 34.2Gray · ΔE 40.3Slate grey · ΔE 43.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 21.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1D162A
Analogous#2A2716, #192A16
Triadic#16232A, #2A1623
Split complementary#16192A, #27162A
Tetradic#162A27, #1D162A, #2A1619

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#91AC60
Lighter +30%#778E4B
Lighter +20%#5B6D39
Lighter +10%#3F4B28
Darker −10%#070904
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#25320E
Less saturated −25%#21221E

Channel breakdown

R35
G42
B22
Red35 (13.7%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue22 (8.6%)
Hue81°
Saturation (HSL)31.25%
Lightness12.55%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 23 · G 2A · B 16

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