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Recognised as Colour

#2A8D57

  • #2A8D57
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sea green

#2A8D57 is a green with RGB values 42, 141, 87 and HSL 147°, 54%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.

Colour values

#2A8D57#2A8D57
HEX#2A8D57
RGBrgb(42, 141, 87)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.5529, 0.3412
RGB percentages16.5%, 55.3%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(147.3, 54.1%, 35.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(147.3, 70.2%, 55.3%)
CMYK70.2%, 0%, 38.3%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,788,695
CSS custom property--colour: #2A8D57;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2023WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.05:1
Contrast with white4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#D572A8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8D8253no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#80795Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.1 from the original
Tritanopia#008B7Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sea green · ΔE 1.8Medium seagreen · ΔE 15.3Forest green · ΔE 25.7Dark olivegreen · ΔE 26.4Dark green · ΔE 26.5Dark seagreen · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourSea green (#2E8B57)ΔE 1.83, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8D2A60
Analogous#2F8D2A, #2A8D88
Triadic#572A8D, #8D572A
Split complementary#882A8D, #8D2A2F
Tetradic#2A2F8D, #8D2A60, #8D882A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A0E3BE
Lighter +30%#79D7A4
Lighter +20%#52CB89
Lighter +10%#36B46F
Darker −10%#1E663F
Darker −20%#133E27
Darker −30%#07170E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#13A455
Less saturated −25%#417659

Channel breakdown

R42
G141
B87
Red42 (16.5%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue147.27°
Saturation (HSL)54.1%
Lightness35.88%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G 8D · B 57

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