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Colour

#2A9E44

  • #2A9E44
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#2A9E44 is a green with RGB values 42, 158, 68 and HSL 133°, 58%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#2A9E44#2A9E44
HEX#2A9E44
RGBrgb(42, 158, 68)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.6196, 0.2667
RGB percentages16.5%, 62%, 26.7%
HSLhsl(133.4, 58%, 39.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(133.4, 73.4%, 62%)
CMYK73.4%, 0%, 57%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,793,028
CSS custom property--colour: #2A9E44;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25363WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.07:1
Contrast with white3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#D561BB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0903Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#92864Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.3 from the original
Tritanopia#009A8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 10.2Medium seagreen · ΔE 15.7Green · ΔE 16.7Sea green · ΔE 21.6Dark green · ΔE 23Olivedrab · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 10.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9E2A84
Analogous#4A9E2A, #2A9E7E
Triadic#442A9E, #9E442A
Split complementary#7E2A9E, #9E2A4A
Tetradic#2A4A9E, #9E2A84, #9E7E2A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ABE9B9
Lighter +30%#83DE97
Lighter +20%#5BD376
Lighter +10%#35C655
Darker −10%#1F7633
Darker −20%#154D21
Darker −30%#0A2510
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#11B736
Less saturated −25%#438552

Channel breakdown

R42
G158
B68
Red42 (16.5%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue68 (26.7%)
Hue133.45°
Saturation (HSL)58%
Lightness39.22%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G 9E · B 44

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