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#2e8a50 color: St. Patrick

#2e8a50 is rgb(46, 138, 80) in RGB and oklch(56.436% 0.12417 152.199) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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142°
100%

56.4%
0.124
152°
  • Green
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Forest green
  • emerald-600
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.31:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.87:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #2e8a50

#2e8a50 is a bright green color. In OKLCH it has 56.4% lightness, 0.124 chroma and a hue of 152°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.31:1 contrast and black text 4.87:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is St. Patrick (#2b8c4e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-600.

More medium green colors

Lighter: #2e8a50 mixed with white

  1. 2e8a50
  2. 489661
  3. 5ea172
  4. 73ad82
  5. 87b894
  6. 9bc4a5
  7. afd0b6
  8. c3dcc8
  9. d7e7da
  10. ebf3ed

Darker: #2e8a50 mixed with black

  1. 2e8a50
  2. 277744
  3. 1f6539
  4. 18532e
  5. 124224
  6. 0b321a
  7. 062210
  8. 021407
  9. 010702
  10. 000100

Calmer: #2e8a50 with less saturation

  1. 2e8a50
  2. 3a8854
  3. 438658
  4. 4c855c
  5. 538360
  6. 5a8164
  7. 607f68
  8. 667c6b
  9. 6b7a6f
  10. 717872

Questions about #2e8a50

What color is #2e8a50?

#2e8a50 is bright green. The closest named color is St. Patrick. In RGB it is rgb(46, 138, 80), in HSL hsl(142.17, 50%, 36.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.436% 0.12417 152.199).

What colors go well with #2e8a50?

The complementary color of #2e8a50 is #9f5896. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #69811e and #008c7b. The triadic partners are #5d6fbe and #b35645.

Is white or black text more readable on #2e8a50?

White text reads better on #2e8a50: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and black gives 4.87:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2e8a50 a warm or cool color?

#2e8a50 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 152 degrees, its lightness 56.4% and its chroma 0.124.