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#2b6042 color: Green Pea

#2b6042 is rgb(43, 96, 66) in RGB and oklch(44.37% 0.07583 156.552) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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146°
100%

44.4%
0.076
157°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Dark green
  • emerald-800
  • Black 62%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.36:1Readable · AA
Lc -90
Black text
2.85:1Hard to read
Lc 19

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About #2b6042

#2b6042 is a soft dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 44.4% lightness, 0.076 chroma and a hue of 157°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.36:1 contrast and black text 2.85:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Green Pea (#266242). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-800.

More dark emerald colors

Lighter: #2b6042 mixed with white

  1. 2b6042
  2. 406f53
  3. 557e64
  4. 698d76
  5. 7e9d89
  6. 93ad9c
  7. a8bdaf
  8. bdcdc2
  9. d3ddd6
  10. e9eeea

Darker: #2b6042 mixed with black

  1. 2b6042
  2. 245238
  3. 1d452f
  4. 163825
  5. 102c1c
  6. 0a2014
  7. 05150b
  8. 020a05
  9. 010301
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2b6042 with less saturation

  1. 2b6042
  2. 315f44
  3. 365e46
  4. 3a5d47
  5. 3e5b49
  6. 425a4b
  7. 46594d
  8. 4a584e
  9. 4d5650
  10. 505552

Questions about #2b6042

What color is #2b6042?

#2b6042 is soft dark emerald. The closest named color is Green Pea. In RGB it is rgb(43, 96, 66), in HSL hsl(146.04, 38.13%, 27.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(44.37% 0.07583 156.552).

What colors go well with #2b6042?

The complementary color of #2b6042 is #6e4363. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #495b2b and #06615a. The triadic partners are #494f7d and #774435.

Is white or black text more readable on #2b6042?

White text reads better on #2b6042: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and black gives 2.85:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2b6042 a warm or cool color?

#2b6042 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 157 degrees, its lightness 44.4% and its chroma 0.076.