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Colour

#2A9946

  • #2A9946
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#2A9946 is a green with RGB values 42, 153, 70 and HSL 135°, 57%, 38%. 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

#2A9946#2A9946
HEX#2A9946
RGBrgb(42, 153, 70)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.6, 0.2745
RGB percentages16.5%, 60%, 27.5%
HSLhsl(135.1, 56.9%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(135.1, 72.5%, 60%)
CMYK72.5%, 0%, 54.2%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,791,750
CSS custom property--colour: #2A9946;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23717WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.74:1
Contrast with white3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#D566B9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9B8B3Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8E824Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.8 from the original
Tritanopia#009686no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 11.7Medium seagreen · ΔE 14Sea green · ΔE 17.7Green · ΔE 18.3Dark green · ΔE 21.6Olivedrab · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 11.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#992A7D
Analogous#46992A, #2A997D
Triadic#462A99, #99462A
Split complementary#7D2A99, #992A46
Tetradic#2A4699, #992A7D, #997D2A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A8E7B8
Lighter +30%#80DC97
Lighter +20%#58D176
Lighter +10%#35C158
Darker −10%#1F7134
Darker −20%#144921
Darker −30%#09210F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#12B13A
Less saturated −25%#428152

Channel breakdown

R42
G153
B70
Red42 (16.5%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue70 (27.5%)
Hue135.14°
Saturation (HSL)56.92%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G 99 · B 46

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