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Recognised as Colour

#2CAC44

  • #2CAC44
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#2CAC44 is a green with RGB values 44, 172, 68 and HSL 131°, 59%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#2CAC44#2CAC44
HEX#2CAC44
RGBrgb(44, 172, 68)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.6745, 0.2667
RGB percentages17.3%, 67.5%, 26.7%
HSLhsl(131.3, 59.3%, 42.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(131.3, 74.4%, 67.5%)
CMYK74.4%, 0%, 60.5%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,927,684
CSS custom property--colour: #2CAC44;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30458WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.09:1
Contrast with white2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#D353BB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AF9C39no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A0924Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00A896no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 13.1Green · ΔE 17.7Medium seagreen · ΔE 20.3Limegreen · ΔE 24.2Light green · ΔE 26.9Dark green · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 13.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AC2C94
Analogous#54AC2C, #2CAC84
Triadic#442CAC, #AC442C
Split complementary#842CAC, #AC2C54
Tetradic#2C54AC, #AC2C94, #AC842C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B7EDC1
Lighter +30%#8FE29E
Lighter +20%#66D87B
Lighter +10%#3ECE59
Darker −10%#228334
Darker −20%#175B24
Darker −30%#0D3214
Darker −40%#020A04
More saturated +25%#11C733
Less saturated −25%#479155

Channel breakdown

R44
G172
B68
Red44 (17.3%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue68 (26.7%)
Hue131.25°
Saturation (HSL)59.26%
Lightness42.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2C · G AC · B 44

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