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Colour

#2AA240

  • #2AA240
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#2AA240 is a green with RGB values 42, 162, 64 and HSL 131°, 59%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#2AA240#2AA240
HEX#2AA240
RGBrgb(42, 162, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.6353, 0.251
RGB percentages16.5%, 63.5%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(131, 58.8%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(131, 74.1%, 63.5%)
CMYK74.1%, 0%, 60.5%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,794,048
CSS custom property--colour: #2AA240;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26703WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.34:1
Contrast with white3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.34:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#D55DBF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A49336no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49 from the original
Deuteranopia#978948no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.5 from the original
Tritanopia#009E8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 9.7Green · ΔE 15.4Medium seagreen · ΔE 18.5Dark green · ΔE 24.5Sea green · ΔE 25.8Olivedrab · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 9.68, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A22A8C
Analogous#50A22A, #2AA27C
Triadic#402AA2, #A2402A
Split complementary#7C2AA2, #A22A50
Tetradic#2A50A2, #A22A8C, #A27C2A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AEEAB9
Lighter +30%#85E096
Lighter +20%#5DD573
Lighter +10%#35CB50
Darker −10%#1F7A30
Darker −20%#155120
Darker −30%#0B2910
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#10BC30
Less saturated −25%#448950

Channel breakdown

R42
G162
B64
Red42 (16.5%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue131°
Saturation (HSL)58.82%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G A2 · B 40

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