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Recognised as Colour

#2B523B

  • #2B523B
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2B523B is a green with RGB values 43, 82, 59 and HSL 145°, 31%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2B523B#2B523B
HEX#2B523B
RGBrgb(43, 82, 59)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.3216, 0.2314
RGB percentages16.9%, 32.2%, 23.1%
HSLhsl(144.6, 31.2%, 24.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(144.6, 47.6%, 32.2%)
CMYK47.6%, 0%, 28%, 67.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,839,099
CSS custom property--colour: #2B523B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06864WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness70 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.85:1
Contrast with white8.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#D4ADC4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#524D3Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C483Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Tritanopia#22514Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 15.4Dark olivegreen · ΔE 23.9Dim grey · ΔE 25.5Teal · ΔE 26Dark cyan · ΔE 29.6Sea green · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 15.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#522B42
Analogous#2E522B, #2B524F
Triadic#3B2B52, #523B2B
Split complementary#4F2B52, #522B2E
Tetradic#2B2E52, #522B42, #524F2B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#88C19F
Lighter +30%#67AF85
Lighter +20%#4E956B
Lighter +10%#3D7353
Darker −10%#193123
Darker −20%#080F0B
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1B6238
Less saturated −25%#3B423E

Channel breakdown

R43
G82
B59
Red43 (16.9%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue59 (23.1%)
Hue144.62°
Saturation (HSL)31.2%
Lightness24.51%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2B · G 52 · B 3B

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