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Colour

#2E9842

  • #2E9842
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#2E9842 is a green with RGB values 46, 152, 66 and HSL 131°, 54%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#2E9842#2E9842
HEX#2E9842
RGBrgb(46, 152, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.5961, 0.2588
RGB percentages18%, 59.6%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(131.3, 53.5%, 38.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(131.3, 69.7%, 59.6%)
CMYK69.7%, 0%, 56.6%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,053,634
CSS custom property--colour: #2E9842;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23431WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.69:1
Contrast with white3.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.69:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#D167BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9A8A3Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45 from the original
Deuteranopia#8D8249no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.5 from the original
Tritanopia#029485no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.69:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 10.1Medium seagreen · ΔE 15.4Green · ΔE 16.8Sea green · ΔE 18.8Dark green · ΔE 20.7Olivedrab · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 10.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#982E84
Analogous#4F982E, #2E9877
Triadic#422E98, #98422E
Split complementary#772E98, #982E4F
Tetradic#2E4F98, #982E84, #98772E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ACE6B7
Lighter +30%#85DA95
Lighter +20%#5ECE73
Lighter +10%#3ABF53
Darker −10%#227131
Darker −20%#164A20
Darker −30%#0A230F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#15B133
Less saturated −25%#477F51

Channel breakdown

R46
G152
B66
Red46 (18%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue131.32°
Saturation (HSL)53.54%
Lightness38.82%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2E · G 98 · B 42

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