Colour

#2A8837

#2A8837
Green
Dark
Nearest: Forest green

#2A8837 is a green with RGB values 42, 136, 55 and HSL 128°, 53%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

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HEX#2A8837

RGBrgb(42, 136, 55)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.5333, 0.2157

RGB percentages16.5%, 53.3%, 21.6%

HSLhsl(128.3, 52.8%, 34.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(128.3, 69.1%, 53.3%)

CMYK69.1%, 0%, 59.6%, 46.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,787,383

CSS custom property--colour: #2A8837;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18376WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.68:1

Contrast with white4.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.68:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E

Inverted#D577C8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8A7C2Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#7F743Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.2 from the original

Tritanopia#0B8576no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 11.1 Dark green · ΔE 15.4 Sea green · ΔE 15.9 Green · ΔE 16.8 Medium seagreen · ΔE 19.1 Olivedrab · ΔE 22.5

Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 11.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#882A7B

Analogous#4C882A, #2A8866

Triadic#372A88, #88372A

Split complementary#662A88, #882A4C

Tetradic#2A4C88, #882A7B, #88662A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9DE1A7

Lighter +30%#76D583

Lighter +20%#4FC960

Lighter +10%#36AF47

Darker −10%#1E6127

Darker −20%#123A17

Darker −30%#061308

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#149E27

Less saturated −25%#407247

Channel breakdown

R42

G136

B55

Red42 (16.5%)

Green136 (53.3%)

Blue55 (21.6%)

Hue128.3°

Saturation (HSL)52.81%

Lightness34.9%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 2A · G 88 · B 37

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