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Colour

#2AAF40

  • #2AAF40
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#2AAF40 is a green with RGB values 42, 175, 64 and HSL 130°, 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

#2AAF40#2AAF40
HEX#2AAF40
RGBrgb(42, 175, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.6863, 0.251
RGB percentages16.5%, 68.6%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(129.9, 61.3%, 42.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(129.9, 76%, 68.6%)
CMYK76%, 0%, 63.4%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,797,376
CSS custom property--colour: #2AAF40;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31522WCAG 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 white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#D550BF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B29F33no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3944Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00AB98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 14.6Green · ΔE 18.1Limegreen · ΔE 20.8Medium seagreen · ΔE 23.5Light green · ΔE 27.5Pale green · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 14.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AF2A99
Analogous#57AF2A, #2AAF82
Triadic#402AAF, #AF402A
Split complementary#822AAF, #AF2A57
Tetradic#2A57AF, #AF2A99, #AF822A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B7EEC0
Lighter +30%#8EE49C
Lighter +20%#65DA78
Lighter +10%#3CD054
Darker −10%#208631
Darker −20%#165D22
Darker −30%#0C3413
Darker −40%#030A04
More saturated +25%#0FCA2E
Less saturated −25%#459452

Channel breakdown

R42
G175
B64
Red42 (16.5%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue129.92°
Saturation (HSL)61.29%
Lightness42.55%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G AF · B 40

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