Skip to the color picker

#2b8059 color: Kākāriki Green

#2b8059 is rgb(43, 128, 89) in RGB and oklch(53.814% 0.10225 159.821) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

152°
100%

53.8%
0.102
160°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • emerald-700
  • Black 50%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.84:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.33:1Hard to read
Lc 31

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #2b8059

#2b8059 is a bright emerald color. In OKLCH it has 53.8% lightness, 0.102 chroma and a hue of 160°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.84:1 contrast and black text 4.33:1, 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: #2b8059 mixed with white

  1. 2b8059
  2. 458c68
  3. 5b9978
  4. 70a588
  5. 84b298
  6. 99bea9
  7. adcbb9
  8. c1d8cb
  9. d6e5dc
  10. eaf2ed

Darker: #2b8059 mixed with black

  1. 2b8059
  2. 246e4c
  3. 1d5d40
  4. 164d34
  5. 103d28
  6. 0a2e1d
  7. 051f13
  8. 021209
  9. 010603
  10. 000100

Calmer: #2b8059 with less saturation

  1. 2b8059
  2. 367e5b
  3. 3f7d5d
  4. 477b60
  5. 4e7962
  6. 547864
  7. 5a7666
  8. 5f7468
  9. 64726a
  10. 69706c

Questions about #2b8059

What color is #2b8059?

#2b8059 is bright emerald. The closest named color is Kākāriki Green. In RGB it is rgb(43, 128, 89), in HSL hsl(152.47, 49.71%, 33.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.814% 0.10225 159.821).

What colors go well with #2b8059?

The complementary color of #2b8059 is #955581. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5a7a36 and #00807b. The triadic partners are #6367a8 and #a0583f.

Is white or black text more readable on #2b8059?

White text reads better on #2b8059: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and black gives 4.33:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2b8059 a warm or cool color?

#2b8059 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 160 degrees, its lightness 53.8% and its chroma 0.102.