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Recognised as Colour

#2A462A

  • #2A462A
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2A462A is a green with RGB values 42, 70, 42 and HSL 120°, 25%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2A462A#2A462A
HEX#2A462A
RGBrgb(42, 70, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.2745, 0.1647
RGB percentages16.5%, 27.5%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(120, 25%, 22%)
HSV / HSBhsv(120, 40%, 27.5%)
CMYK40%, 0%, 40%, 72.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,770,474
CSS custom property--colour: #2A462A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0504WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness60 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.46:1
Contrast with white10.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#D5B9D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#474128no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#433E2Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Tritanopia#27443Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.8Dark olivegreen · ΔE 22.9Dim grey · ΔE 28.2Teal · ΔE 32.9Sea green · ΔE 33.9Gray · ΔE 34.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 18.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#462A46
Analogous#38462A, #2A4638
Triadic#2A2A46, #462A2A
Split complementary#382A46, #462A38
Tetradic#2A3846, #462A46, #46382A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#86B686
Lighter +30%#66A366
Lighter +20%#508650
Lighter +10%#3D663D
Darker −10%#172617
Darker −20%#040604
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1C541C
Less saturated −25%#383838

Channel breakdown

R42
G70
B42
Red42 (16.5%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue120°
Saturation (HSL)25%
Lightness21.96%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G 46 · B 2A

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