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#2d8a57 color: Lake Green

#2d8a57 is rgb(45, 138, 87) in RGB and oklch(56.552% 0.11771 155.343) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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147°
100%

56.6%
0.118
155°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Forest green
  • emerald-600
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.30:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.88:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #2d8a57

#2d8a57 is a bright emerald color. In OKLCH it has 56.6% lightness, 0.118 chroma and a hue of 155°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.3:1 contrast and black text 4.88:1, 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: #2d8a57 mixed with white

  1. 2d8a57
  2. 479667
  3. 5da177
  4. 72ad87
  5. 87b898
  6. 9bc4a8
  7. afd0b9
  8. c3dbca
  9. d7e7dc
  10. ebf3ed

Darker: #2d8a57 mixed with black

  1. 2d8a57
  2. 26774b
  3. 1f653e
  4. 185333
  5. 114227
  6. 0b321c
  7. 062212
  8. 021408
  9. 010703
  10. 000100

Calmer: #2d8a57 with less saturation

  1. 2d8a57
  2. 39885a
  3. 43865e
  4. 4b8561
  5. 538364
  6. 5a8167
  7. 607f6a
  8. 667d6d
  9. 6c7a70
  10. 717873

Questions about #2d8a57

What color is #2d8a57?

#2d8a57 is bright emerald. The closest named color is Lake Green. In RGB it is rgb(45, 138, 87), in HSL hsl(147.1, 50.82%, 35.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.552% 0.11771 155.343).

What colors go well with #2d8a57?

The complementary color of #2d8a57 is #a05991. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #66822b and #008c80. The triadic partners are #636fbb and #b05a44.

Is white or black text more readable on #2d8a57?

White text reads better on #2d8a57: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and black gives 4.88:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2d8a57 a warm or cool color?

#2d8a57 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 155 degrees, its lightness 56.6% and its chroma 0.118.