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Colour

#2AAF3F

  • #2AAF3F
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#2AAF3F is a green with RGB values 42, 175, 63 and HSL 129°, 61%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#2AAF3F#2AAF3F
HEX#2AAF3F
RGBrgb(42, 175, 63)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.6863, 0.2471
RGB percentages16.5%, 68.6%, 24.7%
HSLhsl(129.5, 61.3%, 42.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(129.5, 76%, 68.6%)
CMYK76%, 0%, 64%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,797,375
CSS custom property--colour: #2AAF3F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31511WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.3:1
Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#D550C0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B29F32no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A39449no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00AA97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 14.7Green · ΔE 18.1Limegreen · ΔE 20.4Medium seagreen · ΔE 23.9Light green · ΔE 27.7Pale green · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 14.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AF2A9A
Analogous#57AF2A, #2AAF82
Triadic#3F2AAF, #AF3F2A
Split complementary#822AAF, #AF2A57
Tetradic#2A57AF, #AF2A9A, #AF822A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B7EEC0
Lighter +30%#8EE49C
Lighter +20%#65DA77
Lighter +10%#3CD053
Darker −10%#208630
Darker −20%#165D21
Darker −30%#0C3413
Darker −40%#030A04
More saturated +25%#0FCA2C
Less saturated −25%#459452

Channel breakdown

R42
G175
B63
Red42 (16.5%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue63 (24.7%)
Hue129.47°
Saturation (HSL)61.29%
Lightness42.55%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G AF · B 3F

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