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#2cb895 color: Aoife’s Green

#2cb895 is rgb(44, 184, 149) in RGB and oklch(70.194% 0.12645 171.381) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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165°
100%

70.2%
0.126
171°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 28%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.50:1Hard to read
Lc -54
Black text
8.40:1Readable · AA
Lc 55

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About #2cb895

#2cb895 is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 70.2% lightness, 0.126 chroma and a hue of 171°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.5:1 contrast and black text 8.4:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Aoife’s Green (#27b692). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-500.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #2cb895 mixed with white

  1. 2cb895
  2. 4ebf9f
  3. 67c7a9
  4. 7dceb4
  5. 91d5be
  6. a4dcc9
  7. b7e3d3
  8. c9eade
  9. dbf1e9
  10. edf8f4

Darker: #2cb895 mixed with black

  1. 2cb895
  2. 25a081
  3. 1e886d
  4. 17715a
  5. 115b48
  6. 0a4537
  7. 053126
  8. 021e16
  9. 010c08
  10. 000201

Calmer: #2cb895 with less saturation

  1. 2cb895
  2. 43b696
  3. 53b397
  4. 60b198
  5. 6caf99
  6. 76ac9a
  7. 7faa9b
  8. 88a79c
  9. 90a49d
  10. 98a29e

Questions about #2cb895

What color is #2cb895?

#2cb895 is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Aoife’s Green. In RGB it is rgb(44, 184, 149), in HSL hsl(165, 61.4%, 44.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.194% 0.12645 171.381).

What colors go well with #2cb895?

The complementary color of #2cb895 is #da7ca8. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #70b367 and #00b6c0. The triadic partners are #a090e7 and #dd8651.

Is white or black text more readable on #2cb895?

Black text reads better on #2cb895: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and black gives 8.4:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2cb895 a warm or cool color?

#2cb895 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 171 degrees, its lightness 70.2% and its chroma 0.126.