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Recognised as Colour

#2C553B

  • #2C553B
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2C553B is a green with RGB values 44, 85, 59 and HSL 142°, 32%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2C553B#2C553B
HEX#2C553B
RGBrgb(44, 85, 59)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.3333, 0.2314
RGB percentages17.3%, 33.3%, 23.1%
HSLhsl(142, 31.8%, 25.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(142, 48.2%, 33.3%)
CMYK48.2%, 0%, 30.6%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,905,403
CSS custom property--colour: #2C553B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07348WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness72.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.5:1
Contrast with white8.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#D3AAC4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#554F39no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#4F4B3Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Tritanopia#23544Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.4Dark olivegreen · ΔE 22.1Teal · ΔE 26Dim grey · ΔE 26.5Sea green · ΔE 28.1Dark cyan · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 17.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#552C46
Analogous#31552C, #2C5550
Triadic#3B2C55, #553B2C
Split complementary#502C55, #552C31
Tetradic#2C3155, #552C46, #55502C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8AC39F
Lighter +30%#69B183
Lighter +20%#4F986A
Lighter +10%#3D7752
Darker −10%#1B3324
Darker −20%#09120C
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1C6537
Less saturated −25%#3C453F

Channel breakdown

R44
G85
B59
Red44 (17.3%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue59 (23.1%)
Hue141.95°
Saturation (HSL)31.78%
Lightness25.29%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2C · G 55 · B 3B

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