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Recognised as Colour

#282C22

  • #282C22
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#282C22 is a green with RGB values 40, 44, 34 and HSL 84°, 13%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#282C22#282C22
HEX#282C22
RGBrgb(40, 44, 34)
RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.1725, 0.1333
RGB percentages15.7%, 17.3%, 13.3%
HSLhsl(84, 12.8%, 15.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(84, 22.7%, 17.3%)
CMYK9.1%, 0%, 22.7%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,632,738
CSS custom property--colour: #282C22;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02368WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness41.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.25:1
Contrast with white14.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#D7D3DD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2D2B21no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#2D2A22no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#292B29no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.6Black · ΔE 18.7Dim grey · ΔE 28Gray · ΔE 37Dark olivegreen · ΔE 38.1Slate grey · ΔE 39.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 18.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#26222C
Analogous#2C2B22, #232C22
Triadic#22282C, #2C2228
Split complementary#22232C, #2B222C
Tetradic#222C2B, #26222C, #2C2223

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#909C7E
Lighter +30%#768265
Lighter +20%#5C664E
Lighter +10%#424938
Darker −10%#0E0F0C
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2A3618
Less saturated −25%#272727

Channel breakdown

R40
G44
B34
Red40 (15.7%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue34 (13.3%)
Hue84°
Saturation (HSL)12.82%
Lightness15.29%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 28 · G 2C · B 22

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