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Recognised as Colour

#2B503B

  • #2B503B
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2B503B is a green with RGB values 43, 80, 59 and HSL 146°, 30%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2B503B#2B503B
HEX#2B503B
RGBrgb(43, 80, 59)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.3137, 0.2314
RGB percentages16.9%, 31.4%, 23.1%
HSLhsl(145.9, 30.1%, 24.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(145.9, 46.3%, 31.4%)
CMYK46.2%, 0%, 26.2%, 68.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,838,587
CSS custom property--colour: #2B503B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06567WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness68.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.08:1
Contrast with white9.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#D4AFC4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F4B3Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A473Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Tritanopia#22504Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 14Dim grey · ΔE 24.7Dark olivegreen · ΔE 25Teal · ΔE 26.2Dark cyan · ΔE 30Gray · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 13.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#502B40
Analogous#2E502B, #2B504E
Triadic#3B2B50, #503B2B
Split complementary#4E2B50, #502B2E
Tetradic#2B2E50, #502B40, #504E2B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#88BFA0
Lighter +30%#67AD85
Lighter +20%#4F926C
Lighter +10%#3D7153
Darker −10%#192F23
Darker −20%#070E0A
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1C5F39
Less saturated −25%#3A413D

Channel breakdown

R43
G80
B59
Red43 (16.9%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue59 (23.1%)
Hue145.95°
Saturation (HSL)30.08%
Lightness24.12%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2B · G 50 · B 3B

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