Colour

#2C8E50

#2C8E50
Green
Dark
Nearest: Sea green

#2C8E50 is a green with RGB values 44, 142, 80 and HSL 142°, 53%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.

Colour values

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HEX#2C8E50

RGBrgb(44, 142, 80)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.5569, 0.3137

RGB percentages17.3%, 55.7%, 31.4%

HSLhsl(142, 52.7%, 36.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(142, 69%, 55.7%)

CMYK69%, 0%, 43.7%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,920,016

CSS custom property--colour: #2C8E50;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20461WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness114.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.09:1

Contrast with white4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.09:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#757575

Inverted#D371AF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8E824Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#827954no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.3 from the original

Tritanopia#008C7Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sea green · ΔE 5.8 Medium seagreen · ΔE 14.1 Forest green · ΔE 21.2 Dark green · ΔE 23.4 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 26.5 Green · ΔE 27.2

Nearest named CSS colourSea green (#2E8B57)ΔE 5.83, clearly different but related

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8E2C6A

Analogous#398E2C, #2C8E81

Triadic#502C8E, #8E502C

Split complementary#812C8E, #8E2C39

Tetradic#2C398E, #8E2C6A, #8E812C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#A3E3BB

Lighter +30%#7CD79E

Lighter +20%#56CA80

Lighter +10%#38B566

Darker −10%#20673A

Darker −20%#144024

Darker −30%#08190E

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#15A54A

Less saturated −25%#437756

Channel breakdown

R44

G142

B80

Red44 (17.3%)

Green142 (55.7%)

Blue80 (31.4%)

Hue142.04°

Saturation (HSL)52.69%

Lightness36.47%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 2C · G 8E · B 50

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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