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#2c8a50 color: St. Patrick

#2c8a50 is rgb(44, 138, 80) in RGB and oklch(56.378% 0.12501 152.496) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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143°
100%

56.4%
0.125
152°
  • Green
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Forest green
  • emerald-600
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.32:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.86:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #2c8a50

#2c8a50 is a bright green color. In OKLCH it has 56.4% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 152°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.32:1 contrast and black text 4.86:1, 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: #2c8a50 mixed with white

  1. 2c8a50
  2. 469661
  3. 5da171
  4. 72ad82
  5. 86b894
  6. 9ac4a5
  7. aed0b6
  8. c2dcc8
  9. d7e7da
  10. ebf3ed

Darker: #2c8a50 mixed with black

  1. 2c8a50
  2. 257744
  3. 1e6539
  4. 17532e
  5. 114224
  6. 0a321a
  7. 052210
  8. 021407
  9. 010702
  10. 000100

Calmer: #2c8a50 with less saturation

  1. 2c8a50
  2. 388854
  3. 428658
  4. 4b845c
  5. 528360
  6. 598164
  7. 607e67
  8. 657c6b
  9. 6b7a6f
  10. 707872

Questions about #2c8a50

What color is #2c8a50?

#2c8a50 is bright green. The closest named color is St. Patrick. In RGB it is rgb(44, 138, 80), in HSL hsl(142.98, 51.65%, 35.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.378% 0.12501 152.496).

What colors go well with #2c8a50?

The complementary color of #2c8a50 is #a05795. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #69811d and #008c7c. The triadic partners are #5d6fbe and #b35644.

Is white or black text more readable on #2c8a50?

White text reads better on #2c8a50: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and black gives 4.86:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2c8a50 a warm or cool color?

#2c8a50 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 152 degrees, its lightness 56.4% and its chroma 0.125.