Colour

#2A802A

#2A802A
Green
Dark
Nearest: Forest green

#2A802A is a green with RGB values 42, 128, 42 and HSL 120°, 51%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

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HEX#2A802A

RGBrgb(42, 128, 42)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.502, 0.1647

RGB percentages16.5%, 50.2%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(120, 50.6%, 33.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(120, 67.2%, 50.2%)

CMYK67.2%, 0%, 67.2%, 49.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,785,322

CSS custom property--colour: #2A802A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16098WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness101.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.98:1

Contrast with white4.98:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#686868

Inverted#D57FD5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#83741Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#786D32no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.7 from the original

Tritanopia#177C6Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 10 Dark green · ΔE 11.5 Green · ΔE 14.5 Sea green · ΔE 18.9 Olivedrab · ΔE 20.5 Medium seagreen · ΔE 23.3

Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 9.99, clearly different but related

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#802A80

Analogous#55802A, #2A8055

Triadic#2A2A80, #802A2A

Split complementary#552A80, #802A55

Tetradic#2A5580, #802A80, #80552A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#99DD99

Lighter +30%#72D172

Lighter +20%#4CC44C

Lighter +10%#37A637

Darker −10%#1D5A1D

Darker −20%#113311

Darker −30%#040D04

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#159515

Less saturated −25%#3F6B3F

Channel breakdown

R42

G128

B42

Red42 (16.5%)

Green128 (50.2%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue120°

Saturation (HSL)50.59%

Lightness33.33%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 2A · G 80 · B 2A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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