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#2dca8e color: Retro Lime

#2dca8e is rgb(45, 202, 142) in RGB and oklch(74.634% 0.15337 161.75) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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157°
100%

74.6%
0.153
162°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Emerald
  • emerald-400
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.11:1Hard to read
Lc -45
Black text
9.95:1Readable · AA
Lc 63

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About #2dca8e

#2dca8e is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 74.6% lightness, 0.153 chroma and a hue of 162°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.11:1 contrast and black text 9.95:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Retro Lime (#19cc89). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-400.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #2dca8e mixed with white

  1. 2dca8e
  2. 51d099
  3. 6bd5a4
  4. 81dbaf
  5. 95e0ba
  6. a8e6c6
  7. baebd1
  8. ccf0dc
  9. ddf5e8
  10. eefaf3

Darker: #2dca8e mixed with black

  1. 2dca8e
  2. 26af7b
  3. 1f9568
  4. 187c56
  5. 116444
  6. 0b4d34
  7. 063724
  8. 022215
  9. 010f07
  10. 000201

Calmer: #2dca8e with less saturation

  1. 2dca8e
  2. 47c791
  3. 59c594
  4. 68c298
  5. 75bf9b
  6. 80bc9e
  7. 8ab9a1
  8. 94b6a4
  9. 9cb3a7
  10. a5b0aa

Questions about #2dca8e

What color is #2dca8e?

#2dca8e is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Retro Lime. In RGB it is rgb(45, 202, 142), in HSL hsl(157.07, 63.56%, 48.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.634% 0.15337 161.75).

What colors go well with #2dca8e?

The complementary color of #2dca8e is #ed83c8. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #88c052 and #00c9c4. The triadic partners are #9e9fff and #fc885a.

Is white or black text more readable on #2dca8e?

Black text reads better on #2dca8e: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and black gives 9.95:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2dca8e a warm or cool color?

#2dca8e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 162 degrees, its lightness 74.6% and its chroma 0.153.