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Recognised as Colour

#2AA94A

  • #2AA94A
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#2AA94A is a green with RGB values 42, 169, 74 and HSL 135°, 60%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#2AA94A#2AA94A
HEX#2AA94A
RGBrgb(42, 169, 74)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.6627, 0.2902
RGB percentages16.5%, 66.3%, 29%
HSLhsl(135.1, 60.2%, 41.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(135.1, 75.1%, 66.3%)
CMYK75.1%, 0%, 56.2%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,795,850
CSS custom property--colour: #2AA94A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29363WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.87:1
Contrast with white3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#D556B5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AB9A41no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9C8F51no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00A594no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 12.9Medium seagreen · ΔE 16.4Green · ΔE 18.6Sea green · ΔE 25.6Light green · ΔE 26.7Dark green · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 12.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A92A89
Analogous#4AA92A, #2AA989
Triadic#4A2AA9, #A94A2A
Split complementary#892AA9, #A92A4A
Tetradic#2A4AA9, #A92A89, #A9892A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B3ECC1
Lighter +30%#8AE2A0
Lighter +20%#61D87F
Lighter +10%#38CE5E
Darker −10%#208038
Darker −20%#165726
Darker −30%#0C2E14
Darker −40%#010602
More saturated +25%#10C33D
Less saturated −25%#448F57

Channel breakdown

R42
G169
B74
Red42 (16.5%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue135.12°
Saturation (HSL)60.19%
Lightness41.37%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G A9 · B 4A

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