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Recognised as Colour

#2CAD2A

  • #2CAD2A
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#2CAD2A is a green with RGB values 44, 173, 42 and HSL 119°, 61%, 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 Limegreen.

Colour values

#2CAD2A#2CAD2A
HEX#2CAD2A
RGBrgb(44, 173, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.6784, 0.1647
RGB percentages17.3%, 67.8%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(119.1, 60.9%, 42.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(119.1, 75.7%, 67.8%)
CMYK74.6%, 0%, 75.7%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,927,914
CSS custom property--colour: #2CAD2A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3059WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.12:1
Contrast with white2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#D352D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B19C0Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A29238no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00A894no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 15.5Forest green · ΔE 17Green · ΔE 17.8Yellow green · ΔE 28.2Medium seagreen · ΔE 31.4Olivedrab · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 15.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AB2AAD
Analogous#6DAD2A, #2AAD6A
Triadic#2A2CAD, #AD2A2C
Split complementary#692AAD, #AD2A6E
Tetradic#2A6EAD, #AB2AAD, #AD6A2A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B7EDB6
Lighter +30%#8EE38D
Lighter +20%#65D964
Lighter +10%#3DCF3B
Darker −10%#228420
Darker −20%#175B16
Darker −30%#0D320C
Darker −40%#020902
More saturated +25%#12C80F
Less saturated −25%#469245

Channel breakdown

R44
G173
B42
Red44 (17.3%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue119.08°
Saturation (HSL)60.93%
Lightness42.16%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2C · G AD · B 2A

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