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Recognised as Colour

#2AA62E

  • #2AA62E
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#2AA62E is a green with RGB values 42, 166, 46 and HSL 122°, 60%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#2AA62E#2AA62E
HEX#2AA62E
RGBrgb(42, 166, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.651, 0.1804
RGB percentages16.5%, 65.1%, 18%
HSLhsl(121.9, 59.6%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(121.9, 74.7%, 65.1%)
CMYK74.7%, 0%, 72.3%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,795,054
CSS custom property--colour: #2AA62E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27962WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.59:1
Contrast with white3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#D559D1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A9961Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#9C8C3Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00A18Eno 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 text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 12.4Green · ΔE 14.4Limegreen · ΔE 20.3Medium seagreen · ΔE 27.4Dark green · ΔE 28.1Olivedrab · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 12.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A62AA2
Analogous#64A62A, #2AA66C
Triadic#2E2AA6, #A62E2A
Split complementary#6C2AA6, #A62A64
Tetradic#2A64A6, #A62AA2, #A66C2A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B1EBB3
Lighter +30%#88E18B
Lighter +20%#5FD763
Lighter +10%#37CC3C
Darker −10%#207D23
Darker −20%#155517
Darker −30%#0B2C0C
Darker −40%#010301
More saturated +25%#10C016
Less saturated −25%#448C46

Channel breakdown

R42
G166
B46
Red42 (16.5%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue121.94°
Saturation (HSL)59.62%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G A6 · B 2E

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