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#2c8d50 color: St. Patrick

#2c8d50 is rgb(44, 141, 80) in RGB and oklch(57.199% 0.12926 151.954) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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142°
100%

57.2%
0.129
152°
  • Green
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Forest green
  • emerald-600
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.17:1Hard to read
Lc -74
Black text
5.03:1Readable · AA
Lc 36

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About #2c8d50

#2c8d50 is a bright green color. In OKLCH it has 57.2% lightness, 0.129 chroma and a hue of 152°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.17:1 contrast and black text 5.03:1, 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: #2c8d50 mixed with white

  1. 2c8d50
  2. 479861
  3. 5da472
  4. 72af83
  5. 87ba94
  6. 9bc6a5
  7. afd1b7
  8. c3ddc8
  9. d7e8da
  10. ebf3ed

Darker: #2c8d50 mixed with black

  1. 2c8d50
  2. 257a44
  3. 1e6739
  4. 17552e
  5. 114424
  6. 0a331a
  7. 052310
  8. 021407
  9. 010702
  10. 000100

Calmer: #2c8d50 with less saturation

  1. 2c8d50
  2. 398b55
  3. 438959
  4. 4c875d
  5. 548561
  6. 5b8365
  7. 618169
  8. 677f6d
  9. 6d7d71
  10. 737a74

Questions about #2c8d50

What color is #2c8d50?

#2c8d50 is bright green. The closest named color is St. Patrick. In RGB it is rgb(44, 141, 80), in HSL hsl(142.27, 52.43%, 36.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.199% 0.12926 151.954).

What colors go well with #2c8d50?

The complementary color of #2c8d50 is #a3589a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6c8319 and #008e7d. The triadic partners are #5e71c4 and #b75745.

Is white or black text more readable on #2c8d50?

White text reads better on #2c8d50: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and black gives 5.03:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2c8d50 a warm or cool color?

#2c8d50 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 152 degrees, its lightness 57.2% and its chroma 0.129.