Colour

#2A6040

#2A6040
Green
Dark
Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#2A6040 is a green with RGB values 42, 96, 64 and HSL 144°, 39%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

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HEX#2A6040

RGBrgb(42, 96, 64)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.3765, 0.251

RGB percentages16.5%, 37.6%, 25.1%

HSLhsl(144.4, 39.1%, 27.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(144.4, 56.3%, 37.6%)

CMYK56.3%, 0%, 33.3%, 62.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,777,152

CSS custom property--colour: #2A6040;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09228WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness80 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.38:1

Contrast with white7.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#525252

Inverted#D59FBF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#60593Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#585442no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original

Tritanopia#1B5F58no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 20 Sea green · ΔE 21.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.7 Teal · ΔE 24.6 Dark cyan · ΔE 27.4 Dim grey · ΔE 30.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 19.95, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#602A4A

Analogous#2F602A, #2A605B

Triadic#402A60, #60402A

Split complementary#5B2A60, #602A2F

Tetradic#2A2F60, #602A4A, #605B2A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#8ACCA5

Lighter +30%#67BC8A

Lighter +20%#49A76F

Lighter +10%#3A8358

Darker −10%#1A3D28

Darker −20%#0B1911

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#19713D

Less saturated −25%#3B4F43

Channel breakdown

R42

G96

B64

Red42 (16.5%)

Green96 (37.6%)

Blue64 (25.1%)

Hue144.44°

Saturation (HSL)39.13%

Lightness27.06%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 2A · G 60 · B 40

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