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#2d9049 color: Paperboy’s Lawn

#2d9049 is rgb(45, 144, 73) in RGB and oklch(57.921% 0.13985 149.075) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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137°
100%

57.9%
0.140
149°
  • Green
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Forest green
  • emerald-600
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.04:1Hard to read
Lc -73
Black text
5.20:1Readable · AA
Lc 37

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About #2d9049

#2d9049 is a bright green color. In OKLCH it has 57.9% lightness, 0.14 chroma and a hue of 149°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.04:1 contrast and black text 5.2:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Paperboy’s Lawn (#249148). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-600.

More medium green colors

Lighter: #2d9049 mixed with white

  1. 2d9049
  2. 489b5b
  3. 5ea66d
  4. 73b17e
  5. 88bc90
  6. 9cc7a2
  7. afd3b4
  8. c3dec7
  9. d7e9d9
  10. ebf4ec

Darker: #2d9049 mixed with black

  1. 2d9049
  2. 267d3e
  3. 1f6a34
  4. 18572a
  5. 114520
  6. 0b3417
  7. 06240e
  8. 021506
  9. 010702
  10. 000100

Calmer: #2d9049 with less saturation

  1. 2d9049
  2. 3a8e4f
  3. 448c54
  4. 4d8a5a
  5. 55885f
  6. 5c8663
  7. 638468
  8. 69816d
  9. 6f7f71
  10. 757c76

Questions about #2d9049

What color is #2d9049?

#2d9049 is bright green. The closest named color is Paperboy’s Lawn. In RGB it is rgb(45, 144, 73), in HSL hsl(136.97, 52.38%, 37.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.921% 0.13985 149.075).

What colors go well with #2d9049?

The complementary color of #2d9049 is #a658a2. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #728500 and #00917c. The triadic partners are #5973cc and #bf5447.

Is white or black text more readable on #2d9049?

White text reads better on #2d9049: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and black gives 5.2:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2d9049 a warm or cool color?

#2d9049 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 149 degrees, its lightness 57.9% and its chroma 0.14.