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#2eb796 color: Aoife’s Green

#2eb796 is rgb(46, 183, 150) in RGB and oklch(70.005% 0.12398 172.308) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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166°
100%

70%
0.124
172°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 28%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.52:1Hard to read
Lc -54
Black text
8.33:1Readable · AA
Lc 55

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About #2eb796

#2eb796 is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 70% lightness, 0.124 chroma and a hue of 172°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.52:1 contrast and black text 8.33:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Aoife’s Green (#27b692). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-500.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #2eb796 mixed with white

  1. 2eb796
  2. 4fbea0
  3. 68c6aa
  4. 7dcdb4
  5. 91d4bf
  6. a5dcc9
  7. b7e3d4
  8. c9eadf
  9. dbf1e9
  10. edf8f4

Darker: #2eb796 mixed with black

  1. 2eb796
  2. 279f82
  3. 1f876e
  4. 18705b
  5. 125a49
  6. 0b4537
  7. 063126
  8. 021e16
  9. 010c08
  10. 000201

Calmer: #2eb796 with less saturation

  1. 2eb796
  2. 44b597
  3. 54b398
  4. 61b099
  5. 6cae99
  6. 76ab9a
  7. 7fa99b
  8. 88a69c
  9. 90a49d
  10. 97a19d

Questions about #2eb796

What color is #2eb796?

#2eb796 is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Aoife’s Green. In RGB it is rgb(46, 183, 150), in HSL hsl(165.55, 59.83%, 44.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.005% 0.12398 172.308).

What colors go well with #2eb796?

The complementary color of #2eb796 is #d97ca6. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6fb269 and #00b4c0. The triadic partners are #a18fe5 and #da8751.

Is white or black text more readable on #2eb796?

Black text reads better on #2eb796: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and black gives 8.33:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2eb796 a warm or cool color?

#2eb796 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 172 degrees, its lightness 70% and its chroma 0.124.