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Colour

#2A8E00

  • #2A8E00
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Green

#2A8E00 is a green with RGB values 42, 142, 0 and HSL 102°, 100%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Green.

Colour values

#2A8E00#2A8E00
HEX#2A8E00
RGBrgb(42, 142, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.5569, 0
RGB percentages16.5%, 55.7%, 0%
HSLhsl(102.3, 100%, 27.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(102.3, 100%, 55.7%)
CMYK70.4%, 0%, 100%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,788,864
CSS custom property--colour: #2A8E00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19838WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.97:1
Contrast with white4.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#D571FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#928000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#87781Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.6 from the original
Tritanopia#178978no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.23:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green · ΔE 7.2Forest green · ΔE 9.6Dark green · ΔE 21.3Olivedrab · ΔE 23.2Limegreen · ΔE 27.5Yellow green · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourGreen (#008000)ΔE 7.17, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#64008E
Analogous#718E00, #008E1D
Triadic#002A8E, #8E002A
Split complementary#1D008E, #8E0071
Tetradic#00718E, #64008E, #8E1D00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8CFF5B
Lighter +30%#68FF28
Lighter +20%#48F400
Lighter +10%#39C100
Darker −10%#1B5B00
Darker −20%#0C2800
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2A8E00
Less saturated −25%#317C12

Channel breakdown

R42
G142
B0
Red42 (16.5%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue102.25°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness27.84%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G 8E · B 00

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