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Recognised as Colour

#2BC856

  • #2BC856
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#2BC856 is a green with RGB values 43, 200, 86 and HSL 136°, 65%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#2BC856#2BC856
HEX#2BC856
RGBrgb(43, 200, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.7843, 0.3373
RGB percentages16.9%, 78.4%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(136.4, 64.6%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(136.4, 78.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK78.5%, 0%, 57%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,869,334
CSS custom property--colour: #2BC856;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42494WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.5:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#D437A9

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#CAB64Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9AA5Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00C4AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 16.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#C82B9D
Analogous#4EC82B, #2BC8A4
Triadic#562BC8, #C8562B
Split complementary#A42BC8, #C82B4F
Tetradic#2B4EC8, #C82B9D, #C8A42B

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#CBF4D6
Lighter +30%#A1EBB5
Lighter +20%#77E294
Lighter +10%#4DD973
Darker −10%#229E44
Darker −20%#197432
Darker −30%#104A20
Darker −40%#07200E
More saturated +25%#0DE648
Less saturated −25%#49AA64

Channel breakdown

R43
G200
B86
Red43 (16.9%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue136.43°
Saturation (HSL)64.61%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2B · G C8 · B 56

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