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Colour

#2A9922

  • #2A9922
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#2A9922 is a green with RGB values 42, 153, 34 and HSL 116°, 64%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#2A9922#2A9922
HEX#2A9922
RGBrgb(42, 153, 34)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.6, 0.1333
RGB percentages16.5%, 60%, 13.3%
HSLhsl(116, 63.6%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(116, 77.8%, 60%)
CMYK72.5%, 0%, 77.8%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,791,714
CSS custom property--colour: #2A9922;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2339WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.68:1
Contrast with white3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#D566DD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9D8A05no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#90822Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.2 from the original
Tritanopia#069483no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 7.7Green · ΔE 9.3Dark green · ΔE 23Olivedrab · ΔE 24.7Limegreen · ΔE 25.1Medium seagreen · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 7.66, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#912299
Analogous#659922, #229956
Triadic#222A99, #99222A
Split complementary#562299, #992265
Tetradic#226599, #912299, #995622

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A3E99E
Lighter +30%#7BE074
Lighter +20%#54D74A
Lighter +10%#35C32B
Darker −10%#1F6F19
Darker −20%#13460F
Darker −30%#081C06
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#16B00B
Less saturated −25%#3E8239

Channel breakdown

R42
G153
B34
Red42 (16.5%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue34 (13.3%)
Hue115.97°
Saturation (HSL)63.64%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G 99 · B 22

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