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Recognised as Colour

#242C11

  • #242C11
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#242C11 is a green with RGB values 36, 44, 17 and HSL 78°, 44%, 12%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#242C11#242C11
HEX#242C11
RGBrgb(36, 44, 17)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.1725, 0.0667
RGB percentages14.1%, 17.3%, 6.7%
HSLhsl(77.8, 44.3%, 12%)
HSV / HSBhsv(77.8, 61.4%, 17.3%)
CMYK18.2%, 0%, 61.4%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,370,577
CSS custom property--colour: #242C11;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02217WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness39.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.55:1
Contrast with white14.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#282828
Inverted#DBD3EE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2F290Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#2E2913no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Tritanopia#262A26no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 24.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.9Dark olivegreen · ΔE 31Dim grey · ΔE 33.4Gray · ΔE 41.4Teal · ΔE 44.8
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 24.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#19112C
Analogous#2C2611, #162C11
Triadic#11242C, #2C1124
Split complementary#11162C, #27112C
Tetradic#112C27, #19112C, #2C1116

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9BBB4E
Lighter +30%#7E9A3C
Lighter +20%#60762D
Lighter +10%#42511F
Darker −10%#060703
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#273409
Less saturated −25%#212419

Channel breakdown

R36
G44
B17
Red36 (14.1%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue17 (6.7%)
Hue77.78°
Saturation (HSL)44.26%
Lightness11.96%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 24 · G 2C · B 11

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