Colour

#2A9059

#2A9059
Green
Dark
Nearest: Sea green

#2A9059 is a green with RGB values 42, 144, 89 and HSL 148°, 55%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.

Colour values

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HEX#2A9059

RGBrgb(42, 144, 89)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.5647, 0.349

RGB percentages16.5%, 56.5%, 34.9%

HSLhsl(147.6, 54.8%, 36.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(147.6, 70.8%, 56.5%)

CMYK70.8%, 0%, 38.2%, 43.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,789,465

CSS custom property--colour: #2A9059;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2116WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness116.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.23:1

Contrast with white4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.23:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#767676

Inverted#D56FA6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8F8455no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#837B5Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.3 from the original

Tritanopia#008E82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sea green · ΔE 3 Medium seagreen · ΔE 14 Forest green · ΔE 25.2 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 26.2 Dark seagreen · ΔE 26.5 Dark green · ΔE 26.9

Nearest named CSS colourSea green (#2E8B57)ΔE 3.05, a close match

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#902A61

Analogous#2E902A, #2A908C

Triadic#592A90, #90592A

Split complementary#8C2A90, #902A2E

Tetradic#2A2E90, #902A61, #908C2A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A2E4C0

Lighter +30%#7BD8A6

Lighter +20%#53CD8B

Lighter +10%#36B771

Darker −10%#1E6941

Darker −20%#134128

Darker −30%#071A10

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#13A757

Less saturated −25%#41795B

Channel breakdown

R42

G144

B89

Red42 (16.5%)

Green144 (56.5%)

Blue89 (34.9%)

Hue147.65°

Saturation (HSL)54.84%

Lightness36.47%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 2A · G 90 · B 59

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