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Recognised as Colour

#2BAF40

  • #2BAF40
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#2BAF40 is a green with RGB values 43, 175, 64 and HSL 130°, 61%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#2BAF40#2BAF40
HEX#2BAF40
RGBrgb(43, 175, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.6863, 0.251
RGB percentages16.9%, 68.6%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(129.5, 60.6%, 42.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(129.5, 75.4%, 68.6%)
CMYK75.4%, 0%, 63.4%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,862,912
CSS custom property--colour: #2BAF40;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31544WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.31:1
Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#D450BF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B29F33no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3944Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00AB98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 14.6Green · ΔE 18.1Limegreen · ΔE 20.8Medium seagreen · ΔE 23.5Light green · ΔE 27.5Pale green · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 14.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AF2B9A
Analogous#58AF2B, #2BAF82
Triadic#402BAF, #AF402B
Split complementary#822BAF, #AF2B58
Tetradic#2B58AF, #AF2B9A, #AF822B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B8EEC1
Lighter +30%#8FE49D
Lighter +20%#66DA79
Lighter +10%#3ECF55
Darker −10%#218631
Darker −20%#175D22
Darker −30%#0D3413
Darker −40%#030B04
More saturated +25%#10CA2D
Less saturated −25%#469453

Channel breakdown

R43
G175
B64
Red43 (16.9%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue129.55°
Saturation (HSL)60.55%
Lightness42.75%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2B · G AF · B 40

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