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Recognised as Colour

#2B9438

  • #2B9438
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#2B9438 is a green with RGB values 43, 148, 56 and HSL 127°, 55%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#2B9438#2B9438
HEX#2B9438
RGBrgb(43, 148, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.5804, 0.2196
RGB percentages16.9%, 58%, 22%
HSLhsl(127.4, 55%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(127.4, 70.9%, 58%)
CMYK70.9%, 0%, 62.2%, 42%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,855,992
CSS custom property--colour: #2B9438;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21979WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.4:1
Contrast with white3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.4:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#D46BC7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#97862Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8A7E40no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45 from the original
Tritanopia#029080no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 6.7Green · ΔE 13.4Medium seagreen · ΔE 18.8Dark green · ΔE 18.8Sea green · ΔE 21.5Olivedrab · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 6.68, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#942B87
Analogous#52942B, #2B946D
Triadic#382B94, #94382B
Split complementary#6D2B94, #942B52
Tetradic#2B5294, #942B87, #946D2B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A6E5AE
Lighter +30%#7EDA8A
Lighter +20%#57CE66
Lighter +10%#36BC47
Darker −10%#206C29
Darker −20%#14451A
Darker −30%#091D0B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#13AC26
Less saturated −25%#437C4A

Channel breakdown

R43
G148
B56
Red43 (16.9%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue127.43°
Saturation (HSL)54.97%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2B · G 94 · B 38

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