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Recognised as Colour

#2BAE2E

  • #2BAE2E
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#2BAE2E is a green with RGB values 43, 174, 46 and HSL 121°, 60%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#2BAE2E#2BAE2E
HEX#2BAE2E
RGBrgb(43, 174, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.6824, 0.1804
RGB percentages16.9%, 68.2%, 18%
HSLhsl(121.4, 60.4%, 42.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(121.4, 75.3%, 68.2%)
CMYK75.3%, 0%, 73.6%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,862,638
CSS custom property--colour: #2BAE2E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30983WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.2:1
Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#D451D1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B29D16no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3933Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00A995no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 15.8Forest green · ΔE 16.8Green · ΔE 17.9Yellow green · ΔE 28.6Medium seagreen · ΔE 30.4Light green · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 15.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE2BAB
Analogous#69AE2B, #2BAE70
Triadic#2E2BAE, #AE2E2B
Split complementary#702BAE, #AE2B69
Tetradic#2B69AE, #AE2BAB, #AE702B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B8EDB9
Lighter +30%#8FE391
Lighter +20%#66D968
Lighter +10%#3DCF40
Darker −10%#218523
Darker −20%#175C18
Darker −30%#0D330E
Darker −40%#030A03
More saturated +25%#10C914
Less saturated −25%#469348

Channel breakdown

R43
G174
B46
Red43 (16.9%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue121.37°
Saturation (HSL)60.37%
Lightness42.55%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2B · G AE · B 2E

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