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Recognised as Colour

#2F8A55

  • #2F8A55
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sea green

#2F8A55 is a green with RGB values 47, 138, 85 and HSL 145°, 49%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.

Colour values

#2F8A55#2F8A55
HEX#2F8A55
RGBrgb(47, 138, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.5412, 0.3333
RGB percentages18.4%, 54.1%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(145.1, 49.2%, 36.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(145.1, 65.9%, 54.1%)
CMYK65.9%, 0%, 38.4%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,115,605
CSS custom property--colour: #2F8A55;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19437WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.89:1
Contrast with white4.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#D075AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8A7F51no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E7758no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00887Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sea green · ΔE 0.8Medium seagreen · ΔE 16.9Dark olivegreen · ΔE 24.6Dark green · ΔE 26.2Dark seagreen · ΔE 26.3Forest green · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourSea green (#2E8B57)ΔE 0.78, indistinguishable to the eye
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8A2F64
Analogous#378A2F, #2F8A83
Triadic#552F8A, #8A552F
Split complementary#832F8A, #8A2F36
Tetradic#2F378A, #8A2F64, #8A832F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A5E0BE
Lighter +30%#7FD3A2
Lighter +20%#59C686
Lighter +10%#3CB06C
Darker −10%#22643E
Darker −20%#153E26
Darker −30%#08180F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#18A151
Less saturated −25%#467359

Channel breakdown

R47
G138
B85
Red47 (18.4%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue145.05°
Saturation (HSL)49.19%
Lightness36.27%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2F · G 8A · B 55

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