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Recognised as Colour

#2E9C5E

  • #2E9C5E
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#2E9C5E is a green with RGB values 46, 156, 94 and HSL 146°, 54%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#2E9C5E#2E9C5E
HEX#2E9C5E
RGBrgb(46, 156, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.6118, 0.3686
RGB percentages18%, 61.2%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(146.2, 54.5%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(146.2, 70.5%, 61.2%)
CMYK70.5%, 0%, 39.7%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,054,686
CSS custom property--colour: #2E9C5E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25166WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.03:1
Contrast with white3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#D163A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9C8F5Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8E8662no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.5 from the original
Tritanopia#009A8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 8.6Sea green · ΔE 8.8Forest green · ΔE 22.7Medium aquamarine · ΔE 25.1Dark seagreen · ΔE 26.7Dark green · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 8.58, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9C2E6C
Analogous#359C2E, #2E9C95
Triadic#5E2E9C, #9C5E2E
Split complementary#952E9C, #9C2E35
Tetradic#2E359C, #9C2E6C, #9C952E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AFE7C7
Lighter +30%#87DCAC
Lighter +20%#60D091
Lighter +10%#3AC376
Darker −10%#227546
Darker −20%#174D2F
Darker −30%#0B2617
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#15B55B
Less saturated −25%#478361

Channel breakdown

R46
G156
B94
Red46 (18%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue146.18°
Saturation (HSL)54.46%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2E · G 9C · B 5E

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