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Recognised as Colour

#2E9538

  • #2E9538
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#2E9538 is a green with RGB values 46, 149, 56 and HSL 126°, 53%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#2E9538#2E9538
HEX#2E9538
RGBrgb(46, 149, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.5843, 0.2196
RGB percentages18%, 58.4%, 22%
HSLhsl(125.8, 52.8%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(125.8, 69.1%, 58.4%)
CMYK69.1%, 0%, 62.4%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,052,856
CSS custom property--colour: #2E9538;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22361WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.47:1
Contrast with white3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.47:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#D16AC7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#98872Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8B7F40no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.7 from the original
Tritanopia#0D9181no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 6.5Green · ΔE 13.4Medium seagreen · ΔE 18.9Dark green · ΔE 19.1Sea green · ΔE 21.9Olivedrab · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 6.53, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#952E8B
Analogous#58952E, #2E956C
Triadic#382E95, #95382E
Split complementary#6C2E95, #952E58
Tetradic#2E5895, #952E8B, #956C2E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AAE5B0
Lighter +30%#83D98C
Lighter +20%#5CCD67
Lighter +10%#3ABC47
Darker −10%#226E29
Darker −20%#16471B
Darker −30%#0A200C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#16AD24
Less saturated −25%#467D4C

Channel breakdown

R46
G149
B56
Red46 (18%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue125.83°
Saturation (HSL)52.82%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2E · G 95 · B 38

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