Colour
#2A2C25
- #2A2C25
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#2A2C25 is a green with RGB values 42, 44, 37 and HSL 77°, 9%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#2A2C25#2A2C25
HEX#2A2C25
RGBrgb(42, 44, 37)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.1725, 0.1451
RGB percentages16.5%, 17.3%, 14.5%
HSLhsl(77.1, 8.6%, 15.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(77.1, 15.9%, 17.3%)
CMYK4.5%, 0%, 15.9%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,763,813
CSS custom property--colour: #2A2C25;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02427WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness42.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.14:1
Contrast with white14.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#D5D3DA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#27252C
Analogous#2C2B25, #272C25
Triadic#252A2C, #2C252A
Split complementary#25272C, #2B252C
Tetradic#252C2B, #27252C, #2C2527
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R42
G44
B37
Red42 (16.5%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue37 (14.5%)
Hue77.14°
Saturation (HSL)8.64%
Lightness15.88%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G 2C · B 25
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