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#2f794f color: Canadian Pine

#2f794f is rgb(47, 121, 79) in RGB and oklch(51.791% 0.09961 155.52) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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146°
100%

51.8%
0.100
156°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • emerald-700
  • Black 53%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.29:1Readable · AA
Lc -81
Black text
3.97:1Hard to read
Lc 28

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About #2f794f

#2f794f is a bright emerald color. In OKLCH it has 51.8% lightness, 0.1 chroma and a hue of 156°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.29:1 contrast and black text 3.97:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Canadian Pine (#2e7b52). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-700.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #2f794f mixed with white

  1. 2f794f
  2. 46865f
  3. 5b9370
  4. 70a081
  5. 84ad92
  6. 98bba3
  7. acc8b5
  8. c1d6c7
  9. d5e3da
  10. eaf1ec

Darker: #2f794f mixed with black

  1. 2f794f
  2. 276844
  3. 205838
  4. 19482e
  5. 123923
  6. 0c2b19
  7. 061d10
  8. 031007
  9. 010502
  10. 000100

Calmer: #2f794f with less saturation

  1. 2f794f
  2. 387852
  3. 3f7654
  4. 467457
  5. 4c735a
  6. 51715c
  7. 566f5f
  8. 5b6e61
  9. 606c63
  10. 646a66

Questions about #2f794f

What color is #2f794f?

#2f794f is bright emerald. The closest named color is Canadian Pine. In RGB it is rgb(47, 121, 79), in HSL hsl(145.95, 44.05%, 32.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(51.791% 0.09961 155.52).

What colors go well with #2f794f?

The complementary color of #2f794f is #8b517e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5b722d and #007a70. The triadic partners are #5962a1 and #99523f.

Is white or black text more readable on #2f794f?

White text reads better on #2f794f: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and black gives 3.97:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2f794f a warm or cool color?

#2f794f is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 156 degrees, its lightness 51.8% and its chroma 0.1.