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Recognised as Colour

#282C19

  • #282C19
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#282C19 is a green with RGB values 40, 44, 25 and HSL 73°, 28%, 14%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#282C19#282C19
HEX#282C19
RGBrgb(40, 44, 25)
RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.1725, 0.098
RGB percentages15.7%, 17.3%, 9.8%
HSLhsl(72.6, 27.5%, 13.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(72.6, 43.2%, 17.3%)
CMYK9.1%, 0%, 43.2%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,632,729
CSS custom property--colour: #282C19;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02323WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness41.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.34:1
Contrast with white14.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#D7D3E6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2E2A18no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#2E2A1Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#2A2A27no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 21.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.8Dim grey · ΔE 30.3Dark olivegreen · ΔE 34Gray · ΔE 38.8Slate grey · ΔE 42.3
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 21.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1D192C
Analogous#2C2719, #1E2C19
Triadic#19282C, #2C1928
Split complementary#191E2C, #27192C
Tetradic#192C27, #1D192C, #2C191E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9BA968
Lighter +30%#818E50
Lighter +20%#636D3E
Lighter +10%#464D2B
Darker −10%#0A0B07
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2D3510
Less saturated −25%#232322

Channel breakdown

R40
G44
B25
Red40 (15.7%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue25 (9.8%)
Hue72.63°
Saturation (HSL)27.54%
Lightness13.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 28 · G 2C · B 19

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