Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#2B9151

  • #2B9151
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sea green

#2B9151 is a green with RGB values 43, 145, 81 and HSL 142°, 54%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.

Colour values

#2B9151#2B9151
HEX#2B9151
RGBrgb(43, 145, 81)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.5686, 0.3176
RGB percentages16.9%, 56.9%, 31.8%
HSLhsl(142.4, 54.3%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(142.4, 70.3%, 56.9%)
CMYK70.3%, 0%, 44.1%, 43.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,855,249
CSS custom property--colour: #2B9151;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21358WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.27:1
Contrast with white3.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.27:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#D46EAE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#91854Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#857C55no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.2 from the original
Tritanopia#008F81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.98:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sea green · ΔE 7.3Medium seagreen · ΔE 12.8Forest green · ΔE 20.3Dark green · ΔE 23.5Green · ΔE 26.4Dark olivegreen · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourSea green (#2E8B57)ΔE 7.27, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#912B6B
Analogous#38912B, #2B9184
Triadic#512B91, #91512B
Split complementary#842B91, #912B38
Tetradic#2B3891, #912B6B, #91842B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A4E4BC
Lighter +30%#7DD89F
Lighter +20%#55CD82
Lighter +10%#37B867
Darker −10%#1F6A3B
Darker −20%#144225
Darker −30%#081B0F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#14A94B
Less saturated −25%#437A57

Channel breakdown

R43
G145
B81
Red43 (16.9%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue81 (31.8%)
Hue142.35°
Saturation (HSL)54.26%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2B · G 91 · B 51

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “2b9151” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.