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Recognised as Colour

#2A8E48

  • #2A8E48
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sea green

#2A8E48 is a green with RGB values 42, 142, 72 and HSL 138°, 54%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.

Colour values

#2A8E48#2A8E48
HEX#2A8E48
RGBrgb(42, 142, 72)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.5569, 0.2824
RGB percentages16.5%, 55.7%, 28.2%
HSLhsl(138, 54.3%, 36.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(138, 70.4%, 55.7%)
CMYK70.4%, 0%, 49.3%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,788,936
CSS custom property--colour: #2A8E48;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20306WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.06:1
Contrast with white4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#D571B7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8F8242no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#83794Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.7 from the original
Tritanopia#008B7Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sea green · ΔE 10.2Medium seagreen · ΔE 14.4Forest green · ΔE 16.8Dark green · ΔE 20.5Green · ΔE 22.8Olivedrab · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourSea green (#2E8B57)ΔE 10.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8E2A70
Analogous#3E8E2A, #2A8E7A
Triadic#482A8E, #8E482A
Split complementary#7A2A8E, #8E2A3E
Tetradic#2A3E8E, #8E2A70, #8E7A2A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A1E3B5
Lighter +30%#79D896
Lighter +20%#52CC77
Lighter +10%#36B55C
Darker −10%#1E6734
Darker −20%#133F20
Darker −30%#07180C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#13A53F
Less saturated −25%#417751

Channel breakdown

R42
G142
B72
Red42 (16.5%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue72 (28.2%)
Hue138°
Saturation (HSL)54.35%
Lightness36.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G 8E · B 48

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