#2C9216

A dark, vivid green closely aligning with Forestgreen.

About #2C9216

When working with digital screens, the color #2C9216 is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Forestgreen. Its digital footprint relies on 44 parts red, 146 parts green, and 22 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. Its ink density profile breaks down to 70% cyan, 0% magenta, 85% yellow, and 43% black. The HSL representation is 109.4° hue, 73.8% saturation, and 32.9% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#2C9216
RGB44, 146, 22
HSL109.4°, 73.8%, 32.9%
CMYK70%, 0%, 85%, 43%
HSV109.4°, 84.9%, 57.3%
LAB53.1, -50.9, 51.4
XYZ11.5, 21.2, 4.2
Decimal2920982

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.02:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.23:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.84:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.45:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #2C9216; }
.text-color { color: #2C9216; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #2C9216; }

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