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Recognised as Colour

#2AB229

  • #2AB229
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#2AB229 is a green with RGB values 42, 178, 41 and HSL 120°, 63%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#2AB229#2AB229
HEX#2AB229
RGBrgb(42, 178, 41)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.698, 0.1608
RGB percentages16.5%, 69.8%, 16.1%
HSLhsl(119.6, 62.6%, 42.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(119.6, 77%, 69.8%)
CMYK76.4%, 0%, 77%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,798,121
CSS custom property--colour: #2AB229;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32493WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.5:1
Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#D54DD6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6A106no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A79639no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56 from the original
Tritanopia#00AD98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 12.5Forest green · ΔE 20.1Green · ΔE 20.4Yellow green · ΔE 28.1Spring green · ΔE 30.9Light green · ΔE 32.7
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 12.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B129B2
Analogous#6FB229, #29B26C
Triadic#292AB2, #B2292A
Split complementary#6C29B2, #B2296F
Tetradic#296FB2, #B129B2, #B26C29

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B9EFB8
Lighter +30%#8FE58F
Lighter +20%#66DC65
Lighter +10%#3DD23C
Darker −10%#20891F
Darker −20%#165F16
Darker −30%#0D360C
Darker −40%#030C03
More saturated +25%#0FCD0E
Less saturated −25%#459744

Channel breakdown

R42
G178
B41
Red42 (16.5%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue41 (16.1%)
Hue119.56°
Saturation (HSL)62.56%
Lightness42.94%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G B2 · B 29

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