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#2f8a56 color: Lake Green

#2f8a56 is rgb(47, 138, 86) in RGB and oklch(56.589% 0.11782 154.582) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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146°
100%

56.6%
0.118
155°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Forest green
  • emerald-600
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.29:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.89:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #2f8a56

#2f8a56 is a bright emerald color. In OKLCH it has 56.6% lightness, 0.118 chroma and a hue of 155°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.29:1 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: #2f8a56 mixed with white

  1. 2f8a56
  2. 489666
  3. 5ea176
  4. 73ad86
  5. 87b897
  6. 9bc4a8
  7. afd0b9
  8. c3dbca
  9. d7e7db
  10. ebf3ed

Darker: #2f8a56 mixed with black

  1. 2f8a56
  2. 27774a
  3. 20653e
  4. 195332
  5. 124227
  6. 0c321c
  7. 062212
  8. 031408
  9. 010702
  10. 000100

Calmer: #2f8a56 with less saturation

  1. 2f8a56
  2. 3b885a
  3. 44865d
  4. 4c8560
  5. 548364
  6. 5a8167
  7. 617f6a
  8. 667d6d
  9. 6c7b70
  10. 717873

Questions about #2f8a56

What color is #2f8a56?

#2f8a56 is bright emerald. The closest named color is Lake Green. In RGB it is rgb(47, 138, 86), in HSL hsl(145.71, 49.19%, 36.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.589% 0.11782 154.582).

What colors go well with #2f8a56?

The complementary color of #2f8a56 is #a05992. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #67822a and #008c7f. The triadic partners are #626fbb and #b05a45.

Is white or black text more readable on #2f8a56?

White text reads better on #2f8a56: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.29:1 and black gives 4.89:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2f8a56 a warm or cool color?

#2f8a56 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 155 degrees, its lightness 56.6% and its chroma 0.118.