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#2d8959 color: Lake Green

#2d8959 is rgb(45, 137, 89) in RGB and oklch(56.324% 0.11433 156.568) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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149°
100%

56.3%
0.114
157°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Forest green
  • emerald-600
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.34:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.83:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #2d8959

#2d8959 is a bright emerald color. In OKLCH it has 56.3% lightness, 0.114 chroma and a hue of 157°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.34:1 contrast and black text 4.83:1, 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: #2d8959 mixed with white

  1. 2d8959
  2. 479569
  3. 5da078
  4. 72ac88
  5. 87b899
  6. 9bc3a9
  7. afcfba
  8. c3dbcb
  9. d7e7dc
  10. ebf3ed

Darker: #2d8959 mixed with black

  1. 2d8959
  2. 26764c
  3. 1f6440
  4. 185334
  5. 114228
  6. 0b311d
  7. 062213
  8. 021409
  9. 010703
  10. 000100

Calmer: #2d8959 with less saturation

  1. 2d8959
  2. 39875c
  3. 43855f
  4. 4b8462
  5. 538265
  6. 598068
  7. 607e6b
  8. 657c6d
  9. 6b7a70
  10. 707773

Questions about #2d8959

What color is #2d8959?

#2d8959 is bright emerald. The closest named color is Lake Green. In RGB it is rgb(45, 137, 89), in HSL hsl(148.7, 50.55%, 35.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.324% 0.11433 156.568).

What colors go well with #2d8959?

The complementary color of #2d8959 is #9f598e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #648130 and #008a80. The triadic partners are #646eb8 and #ae5b43.

Is white or black text more readable on #2d8959?

White text reads better on #2d8959: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and black gives 4.83:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2d8959 a warm or cool color?

#2d8959 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 157 degrees, its lightness 56.3% and its chroma 0.114.