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Recognised as Colour

#309A2C

  • #309A2C
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#309A2C is a green with RGB values 48, 154, 44 and HSL 118°, 56%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#309A2C#309A2C
HEX#309A2C
RGBrgb(48, 154, 44)
RGB (0–1)0.1882, 0.6039, 0.1725
RGB percentages18.8%, 60.4%, 17.3%
HSLhsl(117.8, 55.6%, 38.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(117.8, 71.4%, 60.4%)
CMYK68.8%, 0%, 71.4%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,185,196
CSS custom property--colour: #309A2C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23921WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.78:1
Contrast with white3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#CF65D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9D8B1Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#918337no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.1 from the original
Tritanopia#169584no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 5.9Green · ΔE 10.3Dark green · ΔE 21.9Olivedrab · ΔE 23.3Medium seagreen · ΔE 24.5Limegreen · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 5.94, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#962C9A
Analogous#679A2C, #2C9A5F
Triadic#2C309A, #9A2C30
Split complementary#5F2C9A, #9A2C67
Tetradic#2C679A, #962C9A, #9A5F2C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ADE7AB
Lighter +30%#87DC83
Lighter +20%#60D05C
Lighter +10%#3CC237
Darker −10%#247221
Darker −20%#174B15
Darker −30%#0B230A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#19B313
Less saturated −25%#478145

Channel breakdown

R48
G154
B44
Red48 (18.8%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue44 (17.3%)
Hue117.82°
Saturation (HSL)55.56%
Lightness38.82%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 30 · G 9A · B 2C

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