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#2b8a66 color: Exquisite Emerald

#2b8a66 is rgb(43, 138, 102) in RGB and oklch(56.854% 0.10465 163.864) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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157°
100%

56.9%
0.105
164°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • emerald-600
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.26:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.93:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #2b8a66

#2b8a66 is a bright emerald color. In OKLCH it has 56.9% lightness, 0.105 chroma and a hue of 164°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.26:1 contrast and black text 4.93:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Exquisite Emerald (#338860). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-600.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #2b8a66 mixed with white

  1. 2b8a66
  2. 469574
  3. 5da183
  4. 72ad92
  5. 86b8a0
  6. 9bc4b0
  7. afd0bf
  8. c3dbcf
  9. d7e7df
  10. ebf3ef

Darker: #2b8a66 mixed with black

  1. 2b8a66
  2. 247758
  3. 1d654a
  4. 16533c
  5. 10422f
  6. 0a3223
  7. 052217
  8. 02140c
  9. 010704
  10. 000100

Calmer: #2b8a66 with less saturation

  1. 2b8a66
  2. 388868
  3. 42876a
  4. 4b856b
  5. 53836d
  6. 5a816f
  7. 607f70
  8. 677d72
  9. 6c7b74
  10. 727975

Questions about #2b8a66

What color is #2b8a66?

#2b8a66 is bright emerald. The closest named color is Exquisite Emerald. In RGB it is rgb(43, 138, 102), in HSL hsl(157.26, 52.49%, 35.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.854% 0.10465 163.864).

What colors go well with #2b8a66?

The complementary color of #2b8a66 is #a15d86. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5d8442 and #008a89. The triadic partners are #706eb2 and #aa6141.

Is white or black text more readable on #2b8a66?

White text reads better on #2b8a66: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and black gives 4.93:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2b8a66 a warm or cool color?

#2b8a66 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 164 degrees, its lightness 56.9% and its chroma 0.105.