Colour

#2B5B39

#2B5B39
Green
Dark
Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#2B5B39 is a green with RGB values 43, 91, 57 and HSL 138°, 36%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

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HEX#2B5B39

RGBrgb(43, 91, 57)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.3569, 0.2235

RGB percentages16.9%, 35.7%, 22.4%

HSLhsl(137.5, 35.8%, 26.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(137.5, 52.7%, 35.7%)

CMYK52.7%, 0%, 37.4%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,841,401

CSS custom property--colour: #2B5B39;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08291WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness76.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.9:1

Contrast with white7.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E

Inverted#D4A4C6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5B5437no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#544F3Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original

Tritanopia#215A52no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 18.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.9 Sea green · ΔE 23.1 Teal · ΔE 27.2 Dark cyan · ΔE 30.1 Dim grey · ΔE 30.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 18.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5B2B4D

Analogous#355B2B, #2B5B51

Triadic#392B5B, #5B392B

Split complementary#512B5B, #5B2B35

Tetradic#2B355B, #5B2B4D, #5B512B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8AC89C

Lighter +30%#68B77F

Lighter +20%#4CA064

Lighter +10%#3B7E4F

Darker −10%#1B3823

Darker −20%#0A160E

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1A6C32

Less saturated −25%#3C4A40

Channel breakdown

R43

G91

B57

Red43 (16.9%)

Green91 (35.7%)

Blue57 (22.4%)

Hue137.5°

Saturation (HSL)35.82%

Lightness26.27%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 2B · G 5B · B 39

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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