Napier Green is a medium dark bright shade of Green. It belongs to the color family Dark Spring Green, and it has medium lightness and high saturation. Napier Green is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Napier Green is #2A8000.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Napier Green has 16%% Red, 50% Green, and 0% Blue.
Napier Green has 100° Hue, 100% Saturation, and 50% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Napier Green has 100° Hue, 100% Saturation, and 25% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Napier Green has 67% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow, and 50% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#2A8000 |
|
RGB |
(42, 128, 0) |
(16%, 50%, 0%) |
HSV |
(100°, 100, 50) |
(28%, 100%, 50%) |
HSL |
(100°, 100, 25) |
(28%, 100%, 25%) |
CMYK |
(67, 0, 100, 50) |
(67%, 0%, 100%, 50%) |
The natural luminance of Napier Green is 16%, which is low.
Napier Green has a higher contrast with white than black.
Napier Green and black have a 4.2:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Napier Green and white have a 5.0:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AA requirement. These colors are suitable for titles.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
16% |
insufficient (4.2) |
AA (5.0) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Napier Green paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 10% Yellow, 40% Green, 50% Black, as shown below.
Yellow
10%
Red
0%
Green
40%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
50%
White
0%
To mix Napier Green paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 20% Cyan, 30% Yellow, 50% Black, as shown below.
Cyan
20%
Magenta
0%
Yellow
30%
Black
50%
White
0%
Colors similar to Napier Green are: Dark Grass Green, Medium Spring Green, Ao, Green Leaf, and Grass Green. Dark Grass Green is more yellow and paler than Napier Green. Medium Spring Green is more green and paler than Napier Green. Ao is more cyan than Napier Green. Green Leaf is more yellow and paler and darker than Napier Green. Grass Green is paler and lighter than Napier Green.