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Recognised as Colour

#2C501B

  • #2C501B
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#2C501B is a green with RGB values 44, 80, 27 and HSL 101°, 50%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

#2C501B#2C501B
HEX#2C501B
RGBrgb(44, 80, 27)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.3137, 0.1059
RGB percentages17.3%, 31.4%, 10.6%
HSLhsl(100.8, 49.5%, 21%)
HSV / HSBhsv(100.8, 66.3%, 31.4%)
CMYK45%, 0%, 66.3%, 68.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,904,091
CSS custom property--colour: #2C501B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06352WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness66.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.25:1
Contrast with white9.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#D3AFE4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#534915no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E461Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Tritanopia#2A4D45no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 13.6Dark green · ΔE 25.3Sea green · ΔE 27.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.8Olivedrab · ΔE 33.8Forest green · ΔE 37.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 13.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3F1B50
Analogous#47501B, #1B5024
Triadic#1B2C50, #501B2C
Split complementary#251B50, #501B46
Tetradic#1B4650, #3F1B50, #50241B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8ACD6A
Lighter +30%#6CC044
Lighter +20%#569C35
Lighter +10%#417628
Darker −10%#172A0E
Darker −20%#020401
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#275D0E
Less saturated −25%#314328

Channel breakdown

R44
G80
B27
Red44 (17.3%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue27 (10.6%)
Hue100.75°
Saturation (HSL)49.53%
Lightness20.98%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2C · G 50 · B 1B

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