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Recognised as Colour

#2AC44A

  • #2AC44A
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#2AC44A is a green with RGB values 42, 196, 74 and HSL 132°, 65%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#2AC44A#2AC44A
HEX#2AC44A
RGBrgb(42, 196, 74)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.7686, 0.2902
RGB percentages16.5%, 76.9%, 29%
HSLhsl(132.5, 64.7%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(132.5, 78.6%, 76.9%)
CMYK78.6%, 0%, 62.2%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,802,762
CSS custom property--colour: #2AC44A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40467WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.09:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#D53BB5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C7B23Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6A655no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00BFAAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 13.2Spring green · ΔE 23.3Forest green · ΔE 23.9Medium spring green · ΔE 25.3Green · ΔE 26.2Light green · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 13.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C42AA4
Analogous#57C42A, #2AC497
Triadic#4A2AC4, #C44A2A
Split complementary#972AC4, #C42A57
Tetradic#2A57C4, #C42AA4, #C4972A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C7F3D0
Lighter +30%#9DEAAD
Lighter +20%#73E18A
Lighter +10%#49D867
Darker −10%#219A3A
Darker −20%#18702A
Darker −30%#0F461A
Darker −40%#061C0B
More saturated +25%#0CE239
Less saturated −25%#48A65B

Channel breakdown

R42
G196
B74
Red42 (16.5%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue132.47°
Saturation (HSL)64.71%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G C4 · B 4A

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