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Recognised as Colour

#2A5A23

  • #2A5A23
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#2A5A23 is a green with RGB values 42, 90, 35 and HSL 112°, 44%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

#2A5A23#2A5A23
HEX#2A5A23
RGBrgb(42, 90, 35)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.3529, 0.1373
RGB percentages16.5%, 35.3%, 13.7%
HSLhsl(112.4, 44%, 24.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(112.4, 61.1%, 35.3%)
CMYK53.3%, 0%, 61.1%, 64.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,775,587
CSS custom property--colour: #2A5A23;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07926WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness73.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.12:1
Contrast with white8.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#D5A5DC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5C521Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original
Deuteranopia#564E27no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Tritanopia#25574Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 13.5Dark green · ΔE 21.5Sea green · ΔE 21.9Olivedrab · ΔE 31.2Forest green · ΔE 32.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 34.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 13.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#53235A
Analogous#465A23, #235A38
Triadic#232A5A, #5A232A
Split complementary#38235A, #5A2345
Tetradic#23455A, #53235A, #5A3823

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#87CC7D
Lighter +30%#65BE58
Lighter +20%#4CA340
Lighter +10%#3B7F31
Darker −10%#193515
Darker −20%#081106
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1E6A13
Less saturated −25%#364A33

Channel breakdown

R42
G90
B35
Red42 (16.5%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue35 (13.7%)
Hue112.36°
Saturation (HSL)44%
Lightness24.51%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G 5A · B 23

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