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Recognised as Colour

#2A523B

  • #2A523B
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2A523B is a green with RGB values 42, 82, 59 and HSL 146°, 32%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2A523B#2A523B
HEX#2A523B
RGBrgb(42, 82, 59)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.3216, 0.2314
RGB percentages16.5%, 32.2%, 23.1%
HSLhsl(145.5, 32.3%, 24.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(145.5, 48.8%, 32.2%)
CMYK48.8%, 0%, 28%, 67.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,773,563
CSS custom property--colour: #2A523B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06843WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness69.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.87:1
Contrast with white8.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#D5ADC4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#524D3Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B483Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Tritanopia#20514Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 15.5Dark olivegreen · ΔE 24Dim grey · ΔE 25.7Teal · ΔE 25.9Dark cyan · ΔE 29.5Sea green · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 15.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#522A41
Analogous#2D522A, #2A524F
Triadic#3B2A52, #523B2A
Split complementary#4F2A52, #522A2D
Tetradic#2A2D52, #522A41, #524F2A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#87C1A0
Lighter +30%#65B085
Lighter +20%#4D956C
Lighter +10%#3B7453
Darker −10%#193023
Darker −20%#070F0A
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1A6239
Less saturated −25%#3A433D

Channel breakdown

R42
G82
B59
Red42 (16.5%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue59 (23.1%)
Hue145.5°
Saturation (HSL)32.26%
Lightness24.31%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G 52 · B 3B

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