Colour

#2AB238

#2AB238
Green
Dark
Nearest: Limegreen

#2AB238 is a green with RGB values 42, 178, 56 and HSL 126°, 62%, 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

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HEX#2AB238

RGBrgb(42, 178, 56)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.698, 0.2196

RGB percentages16.5%, 69.8%, 22%

HSLhsl(126.2, 61.8%, 43.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(126.2, 76.4%, 69.8%)

CMYK76.4%, 0%, 68.5%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,798,136

CSS custom property--colour: #2AB238;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32619WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.52:1

Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#D54DC7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B5A127no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#A69744no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.4 from the original

Tritanopia#00AD99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 16.3 Forest green · ΔE 17.2 Green · ΔE 19.2 Medium seagreen · ΔE 28.2 Light green · ΔE 29.3 Yellow green · ΔE 29.7

Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 16.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B22AA4

Analogous#60B22A, #2AB27C

Triadic#382AB2, #B2382A

Split complementary#7C2AB2, #B22A60

Tetradic#2A60B2, #B22AA4, #B27C2A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#B9EFBF

Lighter +30%#90E599

Lighter +20%#67DB73

Lighter +10%#3ED14D

Darker −10%#20892B

Darker −20%#175F1E

Darker −30%#0D3611

Darker −40%#030D04

More saturated +25%#0ECE22

Less saturated −25%#45964E

Channel breakdown

R42

G178

B56

Red42 (16.5%)

Green178 (69.8%)

Blue56 (22%)

Hue126.18°

Saturation (HSL)61.82%

Lightness43.14%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 2A · G B2 · B 38

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