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Recognised as Colour

#2A8245

  • #2A8245
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sea green

#2A8245 is a green with RGB values 42, 130, 69 and HSL 138°, 51%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.

Colour values

#2A8245#2A8245
HEX#2A8245
RGBrgb(42, 130, 69)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.5098, 0.2706
RGB percentages16.5%, 51%, 27.1%
HSLhsl(138.4, 51.2%, 33.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(138.4, 67.7%, 51%)
CMYK67.7%, 0%, 46.9%, 49%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,785,861
CSS custom property--colour: #2A8245;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16887WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.8:1
Contrast with white4.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#D57DBA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#837740no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#786F49no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.8 from the original
Tritanopia#048073no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Sea green · ΔE 6.5Medium seagreen · ΔE 19Dark green · ΔE 20.4Forest green · ΔE 21.7Dark olivegreen · ΔE 22.8Green · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourSea green (#2E8B57)ΔE 6.48, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#822A67
Analogous#3B822A, #2A8271
Triadic#452A82, #82452A
Split complementary#712A82, #822A3B
Tetradic#2A3B82, #822A67, #82712A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9ADEAF
Lighter +30%#73D290
Lighter +20%#4DC572
Lighter +10%#36A959
Darker −10%#1E5B31
Darker −20%#11351C
Darker −30%#050E08
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#14973D
Less saturated −25%#3F6C4D

Channel breakdown

R42
G130
B69
Red42 (16.5%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue69 (27.1%)
Hue138.41°
Saturation (HSL)51.16%
Lightness33.73%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G 82 · B 45

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