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Recognised as Colour

#2B8427

  • #2B8427
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#2B8427 is a green with RGB values 43, 132, 39 and HSL 117°, 54%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#2B8427#2B8427
HEX#2B8427
RGBrgb(43, 132, 39)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.5176, 0.1529
RGB percentages16.9%, 51.8%, 15.3%
HSLhsl(117.4, 54.4%, 33.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(117.4, 70.5%, 51.8%)
CMYK67.4%, 0%, 70.5%, 48.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,851,879
CSS custom property--colour: #2B8427;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17163WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.74:1
Contrast with white4.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#D47BD8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#87781Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7C7030no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.2 from the original
Tritanopia#188071no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 6.6Green · ΔE 11.5Dark green · ΔE 12.4Olivedrab · ΔE 19.9Sea green · ΔE 21.7Medium seagreen · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 6.62, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#802784
Analogous#5A8427, #278452
Triadic#272B84, #84272B
Split complementary#522784, #842759
Tetradic#275984, #802784, #845227

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9AE097
Lighter +30%#74D56F
Lighter +20%#4EC948
Lighter +10%#38AB33
Darker −10%#1E5D1B
Darker −20%#113510
Darker −30%#050E04
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#179912
Less saturated −25%#3F6F3C

Channel breakdown

R43
G132
B39
Red43 (16.9%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue39 (15.3%)
Hue117.42°
Saturation (HSL)54.39%
Lightness33.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2B · G 84 · B 27

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