Napier Green (#2A8000)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 5.02:1 — vs black: 4.19:1

Color values

  • HEX #2A8000
  • RGB rgb(42, 128, 0)
  • HSL hsl(100, 100%, 50%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 67.19, 0, 100, 49.8 )
  • Websafe #339900

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2A8000 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Napier Green
#2A8000 Base
#560080
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Napier Green
#2A8000 Base
#6A8000
#008016
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Napier Green
#2A8000 Base
#002A80
#80002A
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Napier Green
#2A8000 Base
#160080
#80006A
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Napier Green
#2A8000 Base
#006A80
#560080
#801600
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Napier Green
#2A8000 Base
#081A00
#113300
#1D5700
#37A900
#43CC00
#65FF1A
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Napier Green, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#081A00
#0F2E00
#164300
#1D5700
#236C00
Napier Green #2A8000 Base
#41C700
#5EFF10
#8EFF57
#BEFF9E
#EEFFE6
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #2A8000. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #2A8000;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #2A8000;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #2A8000;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #2A8000,
        #AC01FF
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #2A8000,
        #AC01FF
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$napier-green: #2A8000;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$napier-green-r: 42;
$napier-green-g: 128;
$napier-green-b: 0;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $napier-green;
    color: rgba($napier-green-r, $napier-green-g, $napier-green-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Napier Green appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #2A8000 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #6F6F0E Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #7A7A00 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #407878 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #6F6F6F Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Napier Green ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Napier Green #2A8000 Base
Office Green #008000 ΔE 2.22
India Green #138808 ΔE 3.13
Forest Green #228B22 ΔE 4.65
Sap Green #507D2A ΔE 5.63

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.