Colour

#242A15

#242A15
Green
Dark
Nearest: Black

#242A15 is a green with RGB values 36, 42, 21 and HSL 77°, 33%, 12%. 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

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HEX#242A15

RGBrgb(36, 42, 21)

RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.1647, 0.0824

RGB percentages14.1%, 16.5%, 8.2%

HSLhsl(77.1, 33.3%, 12.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(77.1, 50%, 16.5%)

CMYK14.3%, 0%, 50%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,370,069

CSS custom property--colour: #242A15;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02085WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness38.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.82:1

Contrast with white14.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#272727

Inverted#DBD5EA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2C2813no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#2C2816no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Tritanopia#262825no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 21.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 23 Dim grey · ΔE 32 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 33.8 Gray · ΔE 40.4 Slate grey · ΔE 44

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 21.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1B152A

Analogous#2A2515, #1A2A15

Triadic#15242A, #2A1524

Split complementary#151A2A, #25152A

Tetradic#152A25, #1B152A, #2A151A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#97AE5D

Lighter +30%#7B9048

Lighter +20%#5E6E37

Lighter +10%#414C26

Darker −10%#070804

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#27320D

Less saturated −25%#21221D

Channel breakdown

R36

G42

B21

Red36 (14.1%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue21 (8.2%)

Hue77.14°

Saturation (HSL)33.33%

Lightness12.35%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 24 · G 2A · B 15

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