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Recognised as Colour

#2A2D02

  • #2A2D02
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#2A2D02 is a yellow with RGB values 42, 45, 2 and HSL 64°, 91%, 9%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

#2A2D02#2A2D02
HEX#2A2D02
RGBrgb(42, 45, 2)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.1765, 0.0078
RGB percentages16.5%, 17.6%, 0.8%
HSLhsl(64.2, 91.5%, 9.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(64.2, 95.6%, 17.6%)
CMYK6.7%, 0%, 95.6%, 82.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,764,034
CSS custom property--colour: #2A2D02;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02373WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness41.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.24:1
Contrast with white14.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#292929
Inverted#D5D2FD

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#312A00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#312B05no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Tritanopia#2E2A25no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 27.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#05022D
Analogous#2D1B02, #142D02
Triadic#022A2D, #2D022A
Split complementary#02152D, #1A022D
Tetradic#022D1A, #05022D, #2D0215

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#E0F00B
Lighter +30%#B3BF09
Lighter +20%#858F06
Lighter +10%#585E04
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2C2F00
Less saturated −25%#252708

Channel breakdown

R42
G45
B2
Red42 (16.5%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue2 (0.8%)
Hue64.19°
Saturation (HSL)91.49%
Lightness9.22%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G 2D · B 02

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