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Recognised as Colour

#2A8126

  • #2A8126
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#2A8126 is a green with RGB values 42, 129, 38 and HSL 117°, 54%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#2A8126#2A8126
HEX#2A8126
RGBrgb(42, 129, 38)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.5059, 0.149
RGB percentages16.5%, 50.6%, 14.9%
HSLhsl(117.4, 54.5%, 32.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(117.4, 70.5%, 50.6%)
CMYK67.4%, 0%, 70.5%, 49.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,785,574
CSS custom property--colour: #2A8126;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16333WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.92:1
Contrast with white4.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#D57ED9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#847519no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A6E2Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.6 from the original
Tritanopia#177D6Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 8Dark green · ΔE 11.4Green · ΔE 12.4Olivedrab · ΔE 19.9Sea green · ΔE 21Medium seagreen · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 7.98, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7D2681
Analogous#578126, #268150
Triadic#262A81, #81262A
Split complementary#4F2681, #812658
Tetradic#265881, #7D2681, #815026

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#97DF94
Lighter +30%#71D46C
Lighter +20%#4BC845
Lighter +10%#37A832
Darker −10%#1D5A1A
Darker −20%#10320F
Darker −30%#040B03
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#179611
Less saturated −25%#3D6C3B

Channel breakdown

R42
G129
B38
Red42 (16.5%)
Green129 (50.6%)
Blue38 (14.9%)
Hue117.36°
Saturation (HSL)54.49%
Lightness32.75%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G 81 · B 26

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