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Colour

#2C8E2D

  • #2C8E2D
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#2C8E2D is a green with RGB values 44, 142, 45 and HSL 121°, 53%, 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

#2C8E2D#2C8E2D
HEX#2C8E2D
RGBrgb(44, 142, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.5569, 0.1765
RGB percentages17.3%, 55.7%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(120.6, 52.7%, 36.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(120.6, 69%, 55.7%)
CMYK69%, 0%, 68.3%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,919,981
CSS custom property--colour: #2C8E2D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20071WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.01:1
Contrast with white4.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.01:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#D371D2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#918120no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44 from the original
Deuteranopia#857936no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.6 from the original
Tritanopia#128A7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 3.8Green · ΔE 10.5Dark green · ΔE 16.3Olivedrab · ΔE 21.1Medium seagreen · ΔE 22.2Sea green · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 3.79, a close match
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8E2C8D
Analogous#5C8E2C, #2C8E5E
Triadic#2D2C8E, #8E2D2C
Split complementary#5E2C8E, #8E2C5C
Tetradic#2C5C8E, #8E2C8D, #8E5E2C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A3E3A4
Lighter +30%#7CD77D
Lighter +20%#56CA57
Lighter +10%#38B539
Darker −10%#206721
Darker −20%#144014
Darker −30%#081908
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#15A516
Less saturated −25%#437744

Channel breakdown

R44
G142
B45
Red44 (17.3%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue120.61°
Saturation (HSL)52.69%
Lightness36.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2C · G 8E · B 2D

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