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Recognised as Colour

#2CAF57

  • #2CAF57
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#2CAF57 is a green with RGB values 44, 175, 87 and HSL 140°, 60%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#2CAF57#2CAF57
HEX#2CAF57
RGBrgb(44, 175, 87)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.6863, 0.3412
RGB percentages17.3%, 68.6%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(139.7, 59.8%, 42.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(139.7, 74.9%, 68.6%)
CMYK74.9%, 0%, 50.3%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,928,471
CSS custom property--colour: #2CAF57;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31884WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.38:1
Contrast with white2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#D350A8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B0A050no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A1955Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00AC9Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 12.5Forest green · ΔE 16.6Green · ΔE 22.6Sea green · ΔE 23.9Light green · ΔE 24.6Pale green · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 12.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AF2C84
Analogous#42AF2C, #2CAF99
Triadic#572CAF, #AF572C
Split complementary#992CAF, #AF2C42
Tetradic#2C42AF, #AF2C84, #AF992C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B9EECB
Lighter +30%#91E3AC
Lighter +20%#68D98D
Lighter +10%#3FCF6E
Darker −10%#228643
Darker −20%#185D2E
Darker −30%#0D351A
Darker −40%#030C06
More saturated +25%#11CA4E
Less saturated −25%#479460

Channel breakdown

R44
G175
B87
Red44 (17.3%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue139.69°
Saturation (HSL)59.82%
Lightness42.94%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2C · G AF · B 57

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