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Colour

#2B9557

  • #2B9557
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sea green

#2B9557 is a green with RGB values 43, 149, 87 and HSL 145°, 55%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.

Colour values

#2B9557#2B9557
HEX#2B9557
RGBrgb(43, 149, 87)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.5843, 0.3412
RGB percentages16.9%, 58.4%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(144.9, 55.2%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(144.9, 71.1%, 58.4%)
CMYK71.1%, 0%, 41.6%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,856,279
CSS custom property--colour: #2B9557;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22697WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.54:1
Contrast with white3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#D46AA8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#958953no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#887F5Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.1 from the original
Tritanopia#009386no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sea green · ΔE 7.1Medium seagreen · ΔE 11.2Forest green · ΔE 21.8Dark green · ΔE 25.6Medium aquamarine · ΔE 27Dark seagreen · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourSea green (#2E8B57)ΔE 7.07, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#952B69
Analogous#34952B, #2B958C
Triadic#572B95, #95572B
Split complementary#8C2B95, #952B34
Tetradic#2B3495, #952B69, #958C2B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A7E5C1
Lighter +30%#7FDAA5
Lighter +20%#57CF89
Lighter +10%#36BD6E
Darker −10%#206D40
Darker −20%#144629
Darker −30%#091E12
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#13AD53
Less saturated −25%#437D5B

Channel breakdown

R43
G149
B87
Red43 (16.9%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue144.91°
Saturation (HSL)55.21%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2B · G 95 · B 57

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