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Recognised as Colour

#286E2A

  • #286E2A
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark green

#286E2A is a green with RGB values 40, 110, 42 and HSL 122°, 47%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark green.

Colour values

#286E2A#286E2A
HEX#286E2A
RGBrgb(40, 110, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.4314, 0.1647
RGB percentages15.7%, 43.1%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(121.7, 46.7%, 29.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(121.7, 63.6%, 43.1%)
CMYK63.6%, 0%, 61.8%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,649,642
CSS custom property--colour: #286E2A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1177WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.26:1
Contrast with white6.26:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#D791D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#706423no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#675E2Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original
Tritanopia#1A6B5Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark green · ΔE 13.5Sea green · ΔE 15.6Dark olivegreen · ΔE 18Forest green · ΔE 21.4Green · ΔE 24.7Olivedrab · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark green (#006400)ΔE 13.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6E286C
Analogous#496E28, #286E4D
Triadic#2A286E, #6E2A28
Split complementary#4D286E, #6E2849
Tetradic#28496E, #6E286C, #6E4D28

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8DD58F
Lighter +30%#67C86A
Lighter +20%#43B947
Lighter +10%#369338
Darker −10%#1A491C
Darker −20%#0D230D
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#158118
Less saturated −25%#3B5B3C

Channel breakdown

R40
G110
B42
Red40 (15.7%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue121.71°
Saturation (HSL)46.67%
Lightness29.41%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 28 · G 6E · B 2A

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