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Recognised as Colour

#2CA82A

  • #2CA82A
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#2CA82A is a green with RGB values 44, 168, 42 and HSL 119°, 60%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#2CA82A#2CA82A
HEX#2CA82A
RGBrgb(44, 168, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.6588, 0.1647
RGB percentages17.3%, 65.9%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(119, 60%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(119, 75%, 65.9%)
CMYK73.8%, 0%, 75%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,926,634
CSS custom property--colour: #2CA82A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28708WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.74:1
Contrast with white3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#D357D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AC9811no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9E8E38no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00A390no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 14.2Green · ΔE 15.4Limegreen · ΔE 18.4Yellow green · ΔE 28.7Olivedrab · ΔE 29.4Medium seagreen · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 14.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A62AA8
Analogous#6BA82A, #2AA867
Triadic#2A2CA8, #A82A2C
Split complementary#672AA8, #A82A6B
Tetradic#2A6BA8, #A62AA8, #A8672A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B3ECB2
Lighter +30%#8BE289
Lighter +20%#62D761
Lighter +10%#3ACD38
Darker −10%#217F20
Darker −20%#175616
Darker −30%#0C2E0B
Darker −40%#010501
More saturated +25%#13C210
Less saturated −25%#458E44

Channel breakdown

R44
G168
B42
Red44 (17.3%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue119.05°
Saturation (HSL)60%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2C · G A8 · B 2A

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