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#2a8d53 color: St. Patrick

#2a8d53 is rgb(42, 141, 83) in RGB and oklch(57.203% 0.1271 153.368) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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145°
100%

57.2%
0.127
153°
  • Green
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Forest green
  • emerald-600
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.17:1Hard to read
Lc -74
Black text
5.03:1Readable · AA
Lc 36

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About #2a8d53

#2a8d53 is a bright green color. In OKLCH it has 57.2% lightness, 0.127 chroma and a hue of 153°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.17:1 contrast and black text 5.03:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is St. Patrick (#2b8c4e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-600.

More medium green colors

Lighter: #2a8d53 mixed with white

  1. 2a8d53
  2. 469863
  3. 5da474
  4. 72af85
  5. 86ba95
  6. 9bc6a7
  7. afd1b8
  8. c3ddc9
  9. d7e8db
  10. ebf3ed

Darker: #2a8d53 mixed with black

  1. 2a8d53
  2. 237a47
  3. 1c673b
  4. 165530
  5. 104425
  6. 0a331b
  7. 052311
  8. 021408
  9. 010702
  10. 000100

Calmer: #2a8d53 with less saturation

  1. 2a8d53
  2. 378b57
  3. 42895b
  4. 4b875f
  5. 538563
  6. 5a8366
  7. 61816a
  8. 677f6e
  9. 6d7d71
  10. 737a74

Questions about #2a8d53

What color is #2a8d53?

#2a8d53 is bright green. The closest named color is St. Patrick. In RGB it is rgb(42, 141, 83), in HSL hsl(144.85, 54.1%, 35.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.203% 0.1271 153.368).

What colors go well with #2a8d53?

The complementary color of #2a8d53 is #a35997. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6a841f and #008e7f. The triadic partners are #6070c2 and #b65844.

Is white or black text more readable on #2a8d53?

White text reads better on #2a8d53: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and black gives 5.03:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2a8d53 a warm or cool color?

#2a8d53 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 153 degrees, its lightness 57.2% and its chroma 0.127.