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Recognised as Colour

#2C9238

  • #2C9238
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#2C9238 is a green with RGB values 44, 146, 56 and HSL 127°, 54%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#2C9238#2C9238
HEX#2C9238
RGBrgb(44, 146, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.5725, 0.2196
RGB percentages17.3%, 57.3%, 22%
HSLhsl(127.1, 53.7%, 37.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(127.1, 69.9%, 57.3%)
CMYK69.9%, 0%, 61.6%, 42.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,921,016
CSS custom property--colour: #2C9238;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21379WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.28:1
Contrast with white3.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#D36DC7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#94852Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44 from the original
Deuteranopia#887C3Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.2 from the original
Tritanopia#088E7Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.98:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 7.2Green · ΔE 13.9Dark green · ΔE 18Medium seagreen · ΔE 18.6Sea green · ΔE 20.4Olivedrab · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 7.19, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#922C86
Analogous#53922C, #2C926B
Triadic#382C92, #92382C
Split complementary#6B2C92, #922C53
Tetradic#2C5392, #922C86, #926B2C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A6E4AD
Lighter +30%#7FD889
Lighter +20%#57CD65
Lighter +10%#38B947
Darker −10%#206B29
Darker −20%#14441A
Darker −30%#091C0B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#14AA26
Less saturated −25%#447A4A

Channel breakdown

R44
G146
B56
Red44 (17.3%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue127.06°
Saturation (HSL)53.68%
Lightness37.25%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2C · G 92 · B 38

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