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#2c8d56 color: Lake Green

#2c8d56 is rgb(44, 141, 86) in RGB and oklch(57.318% 0.12338 154.332) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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146°
100%

57.3%
0.123
154°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Forest green
  • emerald-600
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.16:1Hard to read
Lc -74
Black text
5.05:1Readable · AA
Lc 36

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About #2c8d56

#2c8d56 is a bright emerald color. In OKLCH it has 57.3% lightness, 0.123 chroma and a hue of 154°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.16:1 contrast and black text 5.05:1, 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: #2c8d56 mixed with white

  1. 2c8d56
  2. 479866
  3. 5ea476
  4. 73af87
  5. 87ba97
  6. 9bc6a8
  7. afd1b9
  8. c3dcca
  9. d7e8dc
  10. ebf3ed

Darker: #2c8d56 mixed with black

  1. 2c8d56
  2. 257a4a
  3. 1e673e
  4. 175532
  5. 114427
  6. 0a331c
  7. 052312
  8. 021408
  9. 010702
  10. 000100

Calmer: #2c8d56 with less saturation

  1. 2c8d56
  2. 398b5a
  3. 43895d
  4. 4c8761
  5. 548565
  6. 5b8368
  7. 62816b
  8. 687f6f
  9. 6d7d72
  10. 737b75

Questions about #2c8d56

What color is #2c8d56?

#2c8d56 is bright emerald. The closest named color is Lake Green. In RGB it is rgb(44, 141, 86), in HSL hsl(145.98, 52.43%, 36.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.318% 0.12338 154.332).

What colors go well with #2c8d56?

The complementary color of #2c8d56 is #a35a96. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #698426 and #008f81. The triadic partners are #6371c0 and #b55a45.

Is white or black text more readable on #2c8d56?

White text reads better on #2c8d56: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and black gives 5.05:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2c8d56 a warm or cool color?

#2c8d56 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 154 degrees, its lightness 57.3% and its chroma 0.123.