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Recognised as Colour

#2A7442

  • #2A7442
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sea green

#2A7442 is a green with RGB values 42, 116, 66 and HSL 139°, 47%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.

Colour values

#2A7442#2A7442
HEX#2A7442
RGBrgb(42, 116, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.4549, 0.2588
RGB percentages16.5%, 45.5%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(139.5, 46.8%, 31%)
HSV / HSBhsv(139.5, 63.8%, 45.5%)
CMYK63.8%, 0%, 43.1%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,782,274
CSS custom property--colour: #2A7442;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13376WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.71:1
Contrast with white5.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#D58BBD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#746A3Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B6445no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.6 from the original
Tritanopia#127268no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Sea green · ΔE 9.6Dark olivegreen · ΔE 18.8Dark green · ΔE 23.6Medium seagreen · ΔE 25.9Forest green · ΔE 29Teal · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourSea green (#2E8B57)ΔE 9.55, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#742A5C
Analogous#37742A, #2A7467
Triadic#422A74, #74422A
Split complementary#672A74, #742A37
Tetradic#2A3774, #742A5C, #74672A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#92D8A9
Lighter +30%#6DCA8B
Lighter +20%#47BD6D
Lighter +10%#389957
Darker −10%#1C4F2D
Darker −20%#0F2917
Darker −30%#010402
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#16883B
Less saturated −25%#3E6049

Channel breakdown

R42
G116
B66
Red42 (16.5%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue139.46°
Saturation (HSL)46.84%
Lightness30.98%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G 74 · B 42

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