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Recognised as Colour

#2A5224

  • #2A5224
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#2A5224 is a green with RGB values 42, 82, 36 and HSL 112°, 39%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

#2A5224#2A5224
HEX#2A5224
RGBrgb(42, 82, 36)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.3216, 0.1412
RGB percentages16.5%, 32.2%, 14.1%
HSLhsl(112.2, 39%, 23.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(112.2, 56.1%, 32.2%)
CMYK48.8%, 0%, 56.1%, 67.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,773,540
CSS custom property--colour: #2A5224;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06654WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness68 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.01:1
Contrast with white9.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#D5ADDB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#544B20no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E4827no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original
Tritanopia#265047no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 15Sea green · ΔE 25.6Dark green · ΔE 27.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.2Teal · ΔE 35.7Dim grey · ΔE 35.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 14.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4C2452
Analogous#415224, #245235
Triadic#242A52, #52242A
Split complementary#352452, #522441
Tetradic#244152, #4C2452, #523524

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#86C67C
Lighter +30%#65B659
Lighter +20%#4E9943
Lighter +10%#3C7534
Darker −10%#182F14
Darker −20%#060B05
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1F6115
Less saturated −25%#354333

Channel breakdown

R42
G82
B36
Red42 (16.5%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue36 (14.1%)
Hue112.17°
Saturation (HSL)38.98%
Lightness23.14%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G 52 · B 24

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