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Recognised as Colour

#2A7836

  • #2A7836
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sea green

#2A7836 is a green with RGB values 42, 120, 54 and HSL 129°, 48%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.

Colour values

#2A7836#2A7836
HEX#2A7836
RGBrgb(42, 120, 54)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.4706, 0.2118
RGB percentages16.5%, 47.1%, 21.2%
HSLhsl(129.2, 48.1%, 31.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(129.2, 65%, 47.1%)
CMYK65%, 0%, 55%, 52.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,783,286
CSS custom property--colour: #2A7836;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14192WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.47:1
Contrast with white5.47:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#D587C9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7A6D30no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#70673Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.6 from the original
Tritanopia#167569no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Sea green · ΔE 11.5Dark green · ΔE 15.9Dark olivegreen · ΔE 20Forest green · ΔE 20.2Medium seagreen · ΔE 23.4Green · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourSea green (#2E8B57)ΔE 11.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#782A6C
Analogous#45782A, #2A785D
Triadic#362A78, #78362A
Split complementary#5D2A78, #782A45
Tetradic#2A4578, #782A6C, #785D2A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#94DA9F
Lighter +30%#6FCC7D
Lighter +20%#49BF5B
Lighter +10%#379E47
Darker −10%#1D5225
Darker −20%#102C14
Darker −30%#020703
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#168C28
Less saturated −25%#3E6444

Channel breakdown

R42
G120
B54
Red42 (16.5%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue54 (21.2%)
Hue129.23°
Saturation (HSL)48.15%
Lightness31.76%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G 78 · B 36

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