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Recognised as Colour

#2C6209

  • #2C6209
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark green

#2C6209 is a green with RGB values 44, 98, 9 and HSL 96°, 83%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark green.

Colour values

#2C6209#2C6209
HEX#2C6209
RGBrgb(44, 98, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.3843, 0.0353
RGB percentages17.3%, 38.4%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(96.4, 83.2%, 21%)
HSV / HSBhsv(96.4, 90.8%, 38.4%)
CMYK55.1%, 0%, 90.8%, 61.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,908,681
CSS custom property--colour: #2C6209;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09291WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness78.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.35:1
Contrast with white7.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#D39DF6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#665900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F5415no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original
Tritanopia#295E52no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark green · ΔE 10Dark olivegreen · ΔE 18.4Olivedrab · ΔE 21.2Forest green · ΔE 21.9Green · ΔE 22.8Sea green · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark green (#006400)ΔE 9.97, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3F0962
Analogous#596209, #096212
Triadic#092C62, #62092C
Split complementary#120962, #620959
Tetradic#095962, #3F0962, #621209

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8AEE49
Lighter +30%#6CEA1A
Lighter +20%#56BF12
Lighter +10%#41910D
Darker −10%#173305
Darker −20%#020500
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2A6B00
Less saturated −25%#2F5516

Channel breakdown

R44
G98
B9
Red44 (17.3%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue96.4°
Saturation (HSL)83.18%
Lightness20.98%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2C · G 62 · B 09

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