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Colour

#2A8422

  • #2A8422
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#2A8422 is a green with RGB values 42, 132, 34 and HSL 115°, 59%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#2A8422#2A8422
HEX#2A8422
RGBrgb(42, 132, 34)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.5176, 0.1333
RGB percentages16.5%, 51.8%, 13.3%
HSLhsl(115.1, 59%, 32.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(115.1, 74.2%, 51.8%)
CMYK68.2%, 0%, 74.2%, 48.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,786,338
CSS custom property--colour: #2A8422;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1711WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.75:1
Contrast with white4.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#D57BDD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#877711no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D702Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.1 from the original
Tritanopia#178071no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 5.1Green · ΔE 9.6Dark green · ΔE 12.4Olivedrab · ΔE 19.7Sea green · ΔE 23.7Medium seagreen · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 5.06, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7C2284
Analogous#5B8422, #22844B
Triadic#222A84, #84222A
Split complementary#4B2284, #84225B
Tetradic#225B84, #7C2284, #844B22

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#96E290
Lighter +30%#70D867
Lighter +20%#4ACD3F
Lighter +10%#37AD2C
Darker −10%#1D5B18
Darker −20%#10330D
Darker −30%#030A03
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#19990D
Less saturated −25%#3B6F37

Channel breakdown

R42
G132
B34
Red42 (16.5%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue34 (13.3%)
Hue115.1°
Saturation (HSL)59.04%
Lightness32.55%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G 84 · B 22

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