Recognised as Colour

#2A2C22

#2A2C22
Green
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2A2C22 is a green with RGB values 42, 44, 34 and HSL 72°, 13%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2A2C22#2A2C22

HEX#2A2C22

RGBrgb(42, 44, 34)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.1725, 0.1333

RGB percentages16.5%, 17.3%, 13.3%

HSLhsl(72, 12.8%, 15.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(72, 22.7%, 17.3%)

CMYK4.5%, 0%, 22.7%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,763,810

CSS custom property--colour: #2A2C22;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02409WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness42.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.17:1

Contrast with white14.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B

Inverted#D5D3DD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2D2B21no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Deuteranopia#2D2B22no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Tritanopia#2B2B29no 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 text14.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 18.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 19 Dim grey · ΔE 27.8 Gray · ΔE 36.7 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 38.1 Slate grey · ΔE 39.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 18.83, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#24222C

Analogous#2C2922, #252C22

Triadic#222A2C, #2C222A

Split complementary#22252C, #29222C

Tetradic#222C29, #24222C, #2C2225

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#969C7E

Lighter +30%#7C8265

Lighter +20%#61664E

Lighter +10%#454938

Darker −10%#0F0F0C

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#303618

Less saturated −25%#272727

Channel breakdown

R42

G44

B34

Red42 (16.5%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue34 (13.3%)

Hue72°

Saturation (HSL)12.82%

Lightness15.29%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 2A · G 2C · B 22

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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