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#2f896a color: Elf

#2f896a is rgb(47, 137, 106) in RGB and oklch(56.807% 0.09807 166.54) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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159°
100%

56.8%
0.098
167°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-600
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.28:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.91:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #2f896a

#2f896a is a bright emerald color. In OKLCH it has 56.8% lightness, 0.098 chroma and a hue of 167°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.28:1 contrast and black text 4.91:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Elf (#1b8a6b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-600.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #2f896a mixed with white

  1. 2f896a
  2. 499578
  3. 5fa086
  4. 73ac94
  5. 88b7a3
  6. 9cc3b2
  7. afcfc1
  8. c3dbd0
  9. d7e7e0
  10. ebf3ef

Darker: #2f896a mixed with black

  1. 2f896a
  2. 27765b
  3. 20644d
  4. 19533f
  5. 124231
  6. 0c3124
  7. 062218
  8. 03140d
  9. 010704
  10. 000100

Calmer: #2f896a with less saturation

  1. 2f896a
  2. 3b876b
  3. 44866d
  4. 4d846e
  5. 54826f
  6. 5b8070
  7. 617f72
  8. 677d73
  9. 6c7b74
  10. 727975

Questions about #2f896a

What color is #2f896a?

#2f896a is bright emerald. The closest named color is Elf. In RGB it is rgb(47, 137, 106), in HSL hsl(159.33, 48.91%, 36.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.807% 0.09807 166.54).

What colors go well with #2f896a?

The complementary color of #2f896a is #a05e82. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5b8449 and #00888a. The triadic partners are #736dae and #a66342.

Is white or black text more readable on #2f896a?

White text reads better on #2f896a: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and black gives 4.91:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2f896a a warm or cool color?

#2f896a is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 167 degrees, its lightness 56.8% and its chroma 0.098.