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#2a8154 color: Kākāriki Green

#2a8154 is rgb(42, 129, 84) in RGB and oklch(53.938% 0.10896 156.789) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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149°
100%

53.9%
0.109
157°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • emerald-700
  • Black 49%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.81:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.37:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #2a8154

#2a8154 is a bright emerald color. In OKLCH it has 53.9% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 157°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.81:1 contrast and black text 4.37:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Kākāriki Green (#298256). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-700.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #2a8154 mixed with white

  1. 2a8154
  2. 448d64
  3. 5a9a74
  4. 6fa685
  5. 84b395
  6. 98bfa6
  7. adccb8
  8. c1d8c9
  9. d6e5db
  10. eaf2ed

Darker: #2a8154 mixed with black

  1. 2a8154
  2. 236f48
  3. 1c5e3c
  4. 164e31
  5. 103e26
  6. 0a2e1b
  7. 051f11
  8. 021208
  9. 010602
  10. 000100

Calmer: #2a8154 with less saturation

  1. 2a8154
  2. 357f57
  3. 3e7e5a
  4. 467c5c
  5. 4d7a5f
  6. 547862
  7. 5a7664
  8. 5f7567
  9. 657369
  10. 6a706c

Questions about #2a8154

What color is #2a8154?

#2a8154 is bright emerald. The closest named color is Kākāriki Green. In RGB it is rgb(42, 129, 84), in HSL hsl(148.97, 50.88%, 33.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.938% 0.10896 156.789).

What colors go well with #2a8154?

The complementary color of #2a8154 is #965486. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5e7a2d and #008279. The triadic partners are #5f67ad and #a3553f.

Is white or black text more readable on #2a8154?

White text reads better on #2a8154: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and black gives 4.37:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2a8154 a warm or cool color?

#2a8154 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 157 degrees, its lightness 53.9% and its chroma 0.109.