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#2f8a55 color: Lake Green

#2f8a55 is rgb(47, 138, 85) in RGB and oklch(56.568% 0.1188 154.134) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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145°
100%

56.6%
0.119
154°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Forest green
  • emerald-600
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.30:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.89:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #2f8a55

#2f8a55 is a bright emerald color. In OKLCH it has 56.6% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 154°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.3:1 contrast and black text 4.89:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Lake Green (#2e8b57). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-600.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #2f8a55 mixed with white

  1. 2f8a55
  2. 489665
  3. 5ea175
  4. 73ad86
  5. 87b896
  6. 9bc4a7
  7. afd0b8
  8. c3dbca
  9. d7e7db
  10. ebf3ed

Darker: #2f8a55 mixed with black

  1. 2f8a55
  2. 277749
  3. 20653d
  4. 195331
  5. 124226
  6. 0c321c
  7. 062211
  8. 031408
  9. 010702
  10. 000100

Calmer: #2f8a55 with less saturation

  1. 2f8a55
  2. 3b8859
  3. 44865c
  4. 4c8560
  5. 548363
  6. 5a8166
  7. 607f6a
  8. 667d6d
  9. 6c7a70
  10. 717873

Questions about #2f8a55

What color is #2f8a55?

#2f8a55 is bright emerald. The closest named color is Lake Green. In RGB it is rgb(47, 138, 85), in HSL hsl(145.05, 49.19%, 36.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.568% 0.1188 154.134).

What colors go well with #2f8a55?

The complementary color of #2f8a55 is #9f5993. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #678128 and #008c7e. The triadic partners are #616fbb and #b15945.

Is white or black text more readable on #2f8a55?

White text reads better on #2f8a55: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and black gives 4.89:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2f8a55 a warm or cool color?

#2f8a55 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 154 degrees, its lightness 56.6% and its chroma 0.119.