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Recognised as Colour

#2AA02A

  • #2AA02A
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#2AA02A is a green with RGB values 42, 160, 42 and HSL 120°, 58%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#2AA02A#2AA02A
HEX#2AA02A
RGBrgb(42, 160, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.6275, 0.1647
RGB percentages16.5%, 62.7%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(120, 58.4%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(120, 73.8%, 62.7%)
CMYK73.8%, 0%, 73.8%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,793,514
CSS custom property--colour: #2AA02A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25801WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.16:1
Contrast with white3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#D55FD5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A49115no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#968736no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.4 from the original
Tritanopia#009B89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 9.9Green · ΔE 12Limegreen · ΔE 22.8Dark green · ΔE 25.5Olivedrab · ΔE 26.6Medium seagreen · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 9.86, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A02AA0
Analogous#65A02A, #2AA065
Triadic#2A2AA0, #A02A2A
Split complementary#652AA0, #A02A65
Tetradic#2A65A0, #A02AA0, #A0652A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ADE9AD
Lighter +30%#84DF84
Lighter +20%#5CD45C
Lighter +10%#35C835
Darker −10%#1F781F
Darker −20%#154F15
Darker −30%#0A270A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#11B911
Less saturated −25%#438743

Channel breakdown

R42
G160
B42
Red42 (16.5%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue120°
Saturation (HSL)58.42%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G A0 · B 2A

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