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Recognised as Colour

#2AB121

  • #2AB121
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#2AB121 is a green with RGB values 42, 177, 33 and HSL 116°, 69%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#2AB121#2AB121
HEX#2AB121
RGBrgb(42, 177, 33)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.6941, 0.1294
RGB percentages16.5%, 69.4%, 12.9%
HSLhsl(116.3, 68.6%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(116.3, 81.4%, 69.4%)
CMYK76.3%, 0%, 81.4%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,797,857
CSS custom property--colour: #2AB121;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32046WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.41:1
Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#D54EDE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5A000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A69633no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00AB97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 11.8Green · ΔE 20.9Forest green · ΔE 21.2Yellow green · ΔE 27.7Spring green · ΔE 31.7Light green · ΔE 34.3
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 11.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A821B1
Analogous#72B121, #21B160
Triadic#212AB1, #B1212A
Split complementary#6021B1, #B12172
Tetradic#2172B1, #A821B1, #B16021

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B2F0AE
Lighter +30%#89E883
Lighter +20%#61E058
Lighter +10%#38D82D
Darker −10%#208619
Darker −20%#165B11
Darker −30%#0B3009
Darker −40%#010501
More saturated +25%#13CB07
Less saturated −25%#41973B

Channel breakdown

R42
G177
B33
Red42 (16.5%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue33 (12.9%)
Hue116.25°
Saturation (HSL)68.57%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G B1 · B 21

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