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#2f8a58 color: Lake Green

#2f8a58 is rgb(47, 138, 88) in RGB and oklch(56.633% 0.11586 155.51) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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147°
100%

56.6%
0.116
156°
  • 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
4.90:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #2f8a58

#2f8a58 is a bright emerald color. In OKLCH it has 56.6% lightness, 0.116 chroma and a hue of 156°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.29:1 contrast and black text 4.9:1, 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: #2f8a58 mixed with white

  1. 2f8a58
  2. 489668
  3. 5ea178
  4. 73ad88
  5. 87b898
  6. 9bc4a9
  7. afd0ba
  8. c3dbcb
  9. d7e7dc
  10. ebf3ed

Darker: #2f8a58 mixed with black

  1. 2f8a58
  2. 27774b
  3. 20653f
  4. 195333
  5. 124228
  6. 0c321d
  7. 062212
  8. 031409
  9. 010703
  10. 000100

Calmer: #2f8a58 with less saturation

  1. 2f8a58
  2. 3b885b
  3. 44865f
  4. 4c8562
  5. 548365
  6. 5a8168
  7. 617f6b
  8. 667d6e
  9. 6c7b71
  10. 717873

Questions about #2f8a58

What color is #2f8a58?

#2f8a58 is bright emerald. The closest named color is Lake Green. In RGB it is rgb(47, 138, 88), in HSL hsl(147.03, 49.19%, 36.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.633% 0.11586 155.51).

What colors go well with #2f8a58?

The complementary color of #2f8a58 is #a05a91. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #66822e and #008b80. The triadic partners are #646fba and #af5b45.

Is white or black text more readable on #2f8a58?

White text reads better on #2f8a58: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.29:1 and black gives 4.9:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2f8a58 a warm or cool color?

#2f8a58 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 156 degrees, its lightness 56.6% and its chroma 0.116.