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Recognised as Colour

#2A5839

  • #2A5839
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#2A5839 is a green with RGB values 42, 88, 57 and HSL 140°, 35%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

#2A5839#2A5839
HEX#2A5839
RGBrgb(42, 88, 57)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.3451, 0.2235
RGB percentages16.5%, 34.5%, 22.4%
HSLhsl(139.6, 35.4%, 25.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(139.6, 52.3%, 34.5%)
CMYK52.3%, 0%, 35.2%, 65.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,775,097
CSS custom property--colour: #2A5839;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07767WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness73.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.22:1
Contrast with white8.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#D5A7C6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#585237no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#514D3Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Tritanopia#205750no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 20Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.9Sea green · ΔE 25Teal · ΔE 26.8Dim grey · ΔE 29.3Dark cyan · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 20.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#582A49
Analogous#32582A, #2A5850
Triadic#392A58, #58392A
Split complementary#502A58, #582A32
Tetradic#2A3258, #582A49, #58502A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#88C69C
Lighter +30%#65B680
Lighter +20%#4B9D66
Lighter +10%#3A7B4F
Darker −10%#1A3523
Darker −20%#09130C
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1A6833
Less saturated −25%#3A483F

Channel breakdown

R42
G88
B57
Red42 (16.5%)
Green88 (34.5%)
Blue57 (22.4%)
Hue139.57°
Saturation (HSL)35.38%
Lightness25.49%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G 58 · B 39

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