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#2ca165 color: Biel-Tan Green

#2ca165 is rgb(44, 161, 101) in RGB and oklch(63.019% 0.13675 155.956) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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149°
100%

63%
0.137
156°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Jade
  • emerald-600
  • Black 37%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.28:1Hard to read
Lc -65
Black text
6.39:1Readable · AA
Lc 44

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About #2ca165

#2ca165 is a bright emerald color. In OKLCH it has 63% lightness, 0.137 chroma and a hue of 156°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.28:1 contrast and black text 6.39:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Biel-Tan Green (#1ba169). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-600.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #2ca165 mixed with white

  1. 2ca165
  2. 4aab74
  3. 62b483
  4. 77bd92
  5. 8bc7a1
  6. 9fd0b0
  7. b3dac0
  8. c6e3cf
  9. d9ecdf
  10. ecf6ef

Darker: #2ca165 mixed with black

  1. 2ca165
  2. 258b57
  3. 1e7649
  4. 17623c
  5. 114e2f
  6. 0a3c22
  7. 052a17
  8. 02190c
  9. 010903
  10. 000100

Calmer: #2ca165 with less saturation

  1. 2ca165
  2. 3d9f69
  3. 4a9d6d
  4. 559b71
  5. 5e9874
  6. 679678
  7. 6f937b
  8. 76917f
  9. 7d8e82
  10. 838c86

Questions about #2ca165

What color is #2ca165?

#2ca165 is bright emerald. The closest named color is Biel-Tan Green. In RGB it is rgb(44, 161, 101), in HSL hsl(149.23, 57.07%, 40.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.019% 0.13675 155.956).

What colors go well with #2ca165?

The complementary color of #2ca165 is #bb66a8. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #75972f and #00a295. The triadic partners are #7480db and #ce674c.

Is white or black text more readable on #2ca165?

Black text reads better on #2ca165: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and black gives 6.39:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2ca165 a warm or cool color?

#2ca165 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 156 degrees, its lightness 63% and its chroma 0.137.