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Recognised as Colour

#2EAC2C

  • #2EAC2C
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#2EAC2C is a green with RGB values 46, 172, 44 and HSL 119°, 59%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#2EAC2C#2EAC2C
HEX#2EAC2C
RGBrgb(46, 172, 44)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.6745, 0.1725
RGB percentages18%, 67.5%, 17.3%
HSLhsl(119.1, 59.3%, 42.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(119.1, 74.4%, 67.5%)
CMYK73.3%, 0%, 74.4%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,058,732
CSS custom property--colour: #2EAC2C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30268WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.05:1
Contrast with white2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#D153D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B09B13no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2923Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00A793no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 15.9Limegreen · ΔE 16.7Green · ΔE 17Yellow green · ΔE 28.2Medium seagreen · ΔE 30.2Olivedrab · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 15.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AA2CAC
Analogous#6EAC2C, #2CAC6A
Triadic#2C2EAC, #AC2C2E
Split complementary#6A2CAC, #AC2C6E
Tetradic#2C6EAC, #AA2CAC, #AC6A2C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B8EDB7
Lighter +30%#90E28F
Lighter +20%#68D866
Lighter +10%#40CE3E
Darker −10%#238322
Darker −20%#185B17
Darker −30%#0D320D
Darker −40%#030A02
More saturated +25%#14C711
Less saturated −25%#489147

Channel breakdown

R46
G172
B44
Red46 (18%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue44 (17.3%)
Hue119.06°
Saturation (HSL)59.26%
Lightness42.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2E · G AC · B 2C

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