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Recognised as Colour

#2FAA57

  • #2FAA57
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#2FAA57 is a green with RGB values 47, 170, 87 and HSL 140°, 57%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#2FAA57#2FAA57
HEX#2FAA57
RGBrgb(47, 170, 87)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.6667, 0.3412
RGB percentages18.4%, 66.7%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(139.5, 56.7%, 42.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(139.5, 72.4%, 66.7%)
CMYK72.4%, 0%, 48.8%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,123,799
CSS custom property--colour: #2FAA57;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30042WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.01:1
Contrast with white3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#D055A8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AB9B50no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#9C915Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00A796no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 10.2Forest green · ΔE 16.3Sea green · ΔE 20.5Green · ΔE 22.7Light green · ΔE 25.7Dark green · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 10.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AA2F82
Analogous#45AA2F, #2FAA94
Triadic#572FAA, #AA572F
Split complementary#942FAA, #AA2F45
Tetradic#2F45AA, #AA2F82, #AA942F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B9ECCA
Lighter +30%#91E1AB
Lighter +20%#69D68D
Lighter +10%#41CB6E
Darker −10%#248243
Darker −20%#195A2E
Darker −30%#0E321A
Darker −40%#030A05
More saturated +25%#14C54E
Less saturated −25%#4A8F60

Channel breakdown

R47
G170
B87
Red47 (18.4%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue139.51°
Saturation (HSL)56.68%
Lightness42.55%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2F · G AA · B 57

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