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Recognised as Colour

#2CBB2A

  • #2CBB2A
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#2CBB2A is a green with RGB values 44, 187, 42 and HSL 119°, 63%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#2CBB2A#2CBB2A
HEX#2CBB2A
RGBrgb(44, 187, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.7333, 0.1647
RGB percentages17.3%, 73.3%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(119.2, 63.3%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(119.2, 77.5%, 73.3%)
CMYK76.5%, 0%, 77.5%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,931,498
CSS custom property--colour: #2CBB2A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36243WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.25:1
Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#D344D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFA901no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B09E3Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00B5A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 7.9Forest green · ΔE 24.8Green · ΔE 24.8Yellow green · ΔE 28.1Spring green · ΔE 28.2Light green · ΔE 33.5
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 7.9, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B92ABB
Analogous#75BB2A, #2ABB70
Triadic#2A2CBB, #BB2A2C
Split complementary#712ABB, #BB2A74
Tetradic#2A74BB, #B92ABB, #BB702A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C1F1C0
Lighter +30%#98E896
Lighter +20%#6EDE6D
Lighter +10%#45D543
Darker −10%#229121
Darker −20%#186817
Darker −30%#0F3E0E
Darker −40%#051405
More saturated +25%#10D80D
Less saturated −25%#489E47

Channel breakdown

R44
G187
B42
Red44 (17.3%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue119.17°
Saturation (HSL)63.32%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2C · G BB · B 2A

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