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#2c8d58 color: Lake Green

#2c8d58 is rgb(44, 141, 88) in RGB and oklch(57.36% 0.12143 155.2) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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147°
100%

57.4%
0.121
155°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Forest green
  • emerald-600
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.15:1Hard to read
Lc -74
Black text
5.06:1Readable · AA
Lc 36

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About #2c8d58

#2c8d58 is a bright emerald color. In OKLCH it has 57.4% lightness, 0.121 chroma and a hue of 155°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.15:1 contrast and black text 5.06:1, 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: #2c8d58 mixed with white

  1. 2c8d58
  2. 479868
  3. 5ea478
  4. 73af88
  5. 87ba98
  6. 9bc6a9
  7. afd1ba
  8. c3dccb
  9. d7e8dc
  10. ebf3ed

Darker: #2c8d58 mixed with black

  1. 2c8d58
  2. 257a4b
  3. 1e673f
  4. 175533
  5. 114428
  6. 0a331d
  7. 052312
  8. 021409
  9. 010703
  10. 000100

Calmer: #2c8d58 with less saturation

  1. 2c8d58
  2. 398b5c
  3. 43895f
  4. 4c8762
  5. 548566
  6. 5b8369
  7. 62816c
  8. 687f6f
  9. 6e7d72
  10. 737b75

Questions about #2c8d58

What color is #2c8d58?

#2c8d58 is bright emerald. The closest named color is Lake Green. In RGB it is rgb(44, 141, 88), in HSL hsl(147.22, 52.43%, 36.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.36% 0.12143 155.2).

What colors go well with #2c8d58?

The complementary color of #2c8d58 is #a45a94. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #68842a and #008f82. The triadic partners are #6471bf and #b45b44.

Is white or black text more readable on #2c8d58?

White text reads better on #2c8d58: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and black gives 5.06:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2c8d58 a warm or cool color?

#2c8d58 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 155 degrees, its lightness 57.4% and its chroma 0.121.