Skip to the color picker

#2c8a54 color: Lake Green

#2c8a54 is rgb(44, 138, 84) in RGB and oklch(56.459% 0.12107 154.146) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

146°
100%

56.5%
0.121
154°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Forest green
  • emerald-600
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.31:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.87:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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 #2c8a54

#2c8a54 is a bright emerald color. In OKLCH it has 56.5% lightness, 0.121 chroma and a hue of 154°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.31:1 contrast and black text 4.87:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Lake Green (#2e8b57). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-600.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #2c8a54 mixed with white

  1. 2c8a54
  2. 469664
  3. 5da175
  4. 72ad85
  5. 86b896
  6. 9ac4a7
  7. aed0b8
  8. c2dbc9
  9. d7e7db
  10. ebf3ed

Darker: #2c8a54 mixed with black

  1. 2c8a54
  2. 257748
  3. 1e653c
  4. 175331
  5. 114226
  6. 0a321b
  7. 052211
  8. 021408
  9. 010702
  10. 000100

Calmer: #2c8a54 with less saturation

  1. 2c8a54
  2. 388858
  3. 42865b
  4. 4b855f
  5. 528362
  6. 598166
  7. 607f69
  8. 667c6c
  9. 6b7a6f
  10. 717873

Questions about #2c8a54

What color is #2c8a54?

#2c8a54 is bright emerald. The closest named color is Lake Green. In RGB it is rgb(44, 138, 84), in HSL hsl(145.53, 51.65%, 35.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.459% 0.12107 154.146).

What colors go well with #2c8a54?

The complementary color of #2c8a54 is #a05893. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #678125 and #008c7e. The triadic partners are #606fbc and #b15844.

Is white or black text more readable on #2c8a54?

White text reads better on #2c8a54: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and black gives 4.87:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2c8a54 a warm or cool color?

#2c8a54 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 154 degrees, its lightness 56.5% and its chroma 0.121.