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Colour

#2C8D37

  • #2C8D37
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#2C8D37 is a green with RGB values 44, 141, 55 and HSL 127°, 52%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#2C8D37#2C8D37
HEX#2C8D37
RGBrgb(44, 141, 55)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.5529, 0.2157
RGB percentages17.3%, 55.3%, 21.6%
HSLhsl(126.8, 52.4%, 36.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(126.8, 68.8%, 55.3%)
CMYK68.8%, 0%, 61%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,919,735
CSS custom property--colour: #2C8D37;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19861WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.97:1
Contrast with white4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#D372C8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8F802Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#84783Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.8 from the original
Tritanopia#0E897Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 8.7Green · ΔE 14.9Dark green · ΔE 16.4Sea green · ΔE 18.3Medium seagreen · ΔE 18.8Olivedrab · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 8.65, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8D2C82
Analogous#528D2C, #2C8D68
Triadic#372C8D, #8D372C
Split complementary#682C8D, #8D2C51
Tetradic#2C518D, #8D2C82, #8D682C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A3E2AA
Lighter +30%#7CD686
Lighter +20%#55CA62
Lighter +10%#38B446
Darker −10%#206628
Darker −20%#143F19
Darker −30%#08180A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#15A425
Less saturated −25%#437649

Channel breakdown

R44
G141
B55
Red44 (17.3%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue55 (21.6%)
Hue126.8°
Saturation (HSL)52.43%
Lightness36.27%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2C · G 8D · B 37

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