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Recognised as Colour

#2CA229

  • #2CA229
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#2CA229 is a green with RGB values 44, 162, 41 and HSL 119°, 60%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#2CA229#2CA229
HEX#2CA229
RGBrgb(44, 162, 41)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.6353, 0.1608
RGB percentages17.3%, 63.5%, 16.1%
HSLhsl(118.5, 59.6%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(118.5, 74.7%, 63.5%)
CMYK72.8%, 0%, 74.7%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,925,097
CSS custom property--colour: #2CA229;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26536WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.31:1
Contrast with white3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#D35DD6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A69212no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#988936no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.6 from the original
Tritanopia#009D8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 11.1Green · ΔE 12.8Limegreen · ΔE 21.5Dark green · ΔE 26.6Olivedrab · ΔE 27.1Medium seagreen · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 11.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9F29A2
Analogous#69A229, #29A263
Triadic#292CA2, #A2292C
Split complementary#6229A2, #A22969
Tetradic#2968A2, #9F29A2, #A26329

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AEEAAD
Lighter +30%#86E084
Lighter +20%#5ED65B
Lighter +10%#37CB33
Darker −10%#21791F
Darker −20%#165114
Darker −30%#0B280A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#14BB10
Less saturated −25%#448942

Channel breakdown

R44
G162
B41
Red44 (17.3%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue41 (16.1%)
Hue118.51°
Saturation (HSL)59.61%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2C · G A2 · B 29

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