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Recognised as Colour

#2C9721

  • #2C9721
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#2C9721 is a green with RGB values 44, 151, 33 and HSL 114°, 64%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#2C9721#2C9721
HEX#2C9721
RGBrgb(44, 151, 33)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.5922, 0.1294
RGB percentages17.3%, 59.2%, 12.9%
HSLhsl(114.4, 64.1%, 36.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(114.4, 78.1%, 59.2%)
CMYK70.9%, 0%, 78.1%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,922,273
CSS custom property--colour: #2C9721;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22778WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.56:1
Contrast with white3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#D368DE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9B8803no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#8E802Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.4 from the original
Tritanopia#109281no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 6.7Green · ΔE 8.6Dark green · ΔE 21.9Olivedrab · ΔE 23.7Limegreen · ΔE 26.2Medium seagreen · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 6.71, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8C2197
Analogous#679721, #219751
Triadic#212C97, #97212C
Split complementary#512197, #972167
Tetradic#216797, #8C2197, #975121

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A2E99B
Lighter +30%#7BE071
Lighter +20%#55D747
Lighter +10%#38C12A
Darker −10%#206D18
Darker −20%#14430F
Darker −30%#071906
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#19AE0A
Less saturated −25%#3F8038

Channel breakdown

R44
G151
B33
Red44 (17.3%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue33 (12.9%)
Hue114.41°
Saturation (HSL)64.13%
Lightness36.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2C · G 97 · B 21

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