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Recognised as Colour

#2CA428

  • #2CA428
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#2CA428 is a green with RGB values 44, 164, 40 and HSL 118°, 61%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#2CA428#2CA428
HEX#2CA428
RGBrgb(44, 164, 40)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.6431, 0.1569
RGB percentages17.3%, 64.3%, 15.7%
HSLhsl(118.1, 60.8%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(118.1, 75.6%, 64.3%)
CMYK73.2%, 0%, 75.6%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,925,608
CSS custom property--colour: #2CA428;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2724WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.45:1
Contrast with white3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#D35BD7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A8940Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52 from the original
Deuteranopia#9A8B35no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.1 from the original
Tritanopia#009F8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 12.4Green · ΔE 13.7Limegreen · ΔE 20.2Dark green · ΔE 27.8Olivedrab · ΔE 28Medium seagreen · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 12.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A028A4
Analogous#6AA428, #28A462
Triadic#282CA4, #A4282C
Split complementary#6228A4, #A4286A
Tetradic#286AA4, #A028A4, #A46228

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AFEBAD
Lighter +30%#87E184
Lighter +20%#5FD75B
Lighter +10%#37CD32
Darker −10%#217B1E
Darker −20%#165214
Darker −30%#0B290A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#14BE0F
Less saturated −25%#448B42

Channel breakdown

R44
G164
B40
Red44 (17.3%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue40 (15.7%)
Hue118.06°
Saturation (HSL)60.78%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2C · G A4 · B 28

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