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#2d8a58 color: Lake Green

#2d8a58 is rgb(45, 138, 88) in RGB and oklch(56.574% 0.11673 155.812) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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148°
100%

56.6%
0.117
156°
  • 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
4.89:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #2d8a58

#2d8a58 is a bright emerald color. In OKLCH it has 56.6% lightness, 0.117 chroma and a hue of 156°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.3:1 contrast and black text 4.89:1, 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: #2d8a58 mixed with white

  1. 2d8a58
  2. 479668
  3. 5da178
  4. 72ad88
  5. 87b898
  6. 9bc4a9
  7. afd0ba
  8. c3dbcb
  9. d7e7dc
  10. ebf3ed

Darker: #2d8a58 mixed with black

  1. 2d8a58
  2. 26774b
  3. 1f653f
  4. 185333
  5. 114228
  6. 0b321d
  7. 062212
  8. 021409
  9. 010703
  10. 000100

Calmer: #2d8a58 with less saturation

  1. 2d8a58
  2. 39885b
  3. 43865e
  4. 4b8562
  5. 538365
  6. 5a8168
  7. 607f6b
  8. 667d6e
  9. 6c7a70
  10. 717873

Questions about #2d8a58

What color is #2d8a58?

#2d8a58 is bright emerald. The closest named color is Lake Green. In RGB it is rgb(45, 138, 88), in HSL hsl(147.74, 50.82%, 35.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.574% 0.11673 155.812).

What colors go well with #2d8a58?

The complementary color of #2d8a58 is #a05990. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #65822d and #008b80. The triadic partners are #646fba and #b05a44.

Is white or black text more readable on #2d8a58?

White text reads better on #2d8a58: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and black gives 4.89:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2d8a58 a warm or cool color?

#2d8a58 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 156 degrees, its lightness 56.6% and its chroma 0.117.