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#2f9966 color: Starship Trooper

#2f9966 is rgb(47, 153, 102) in RGB and oklch(60.979% 0.12373 158.06) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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151°
100%

61%
0.124
158°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Jade
  • emerald-600
  • Black 40%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.58:1Hard to read
Lc -68
Black text
5.87:1Readable · AA
Lc 41

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About #2f9966

#2f9966 is a bright emerald color. In OKLCH it has 61% lightness, 0.124 chroma and a hue of 158°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.58:1 contrast and black text 5.87:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Starship Trooper (#229966). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-600.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #2f9966 mixed with white

  1. 2f9966
  2. 4ba375
  3. 61ad83
  4. 77b892
  5. 8bc2a1
  6. 9eccb0
  7. b2d6c0
  8. c5e0cf
  9. d8ebdf
  10. ecf5ef

Darker: #2f9966 mixed with black

  1. 2f9966
  2. 278458
  3. 20704a
  4. 195d3c
  5. 124a2f
  6. 0c3823
  7. 062717
  8. 03170c
  9. 010804
  10. 000100

Calmer: #2f9966 with less saturation

  1. 2f9966
  2. 3d9769
  3. 49956c
  4. 53936f
  5. 5b9172
  6. 638f75
  7. 6a8d78
  8. 718a7b
  9. 77887d
  10. 7d8580

Questions about #2f9966

What color is #2f9966?

#2f9966 is bright emerald. The closest named color is Starship Trooper. In RGB it is rgb(47, 153, 102), in HSL hsl(151.13, 53%, 39.22%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.979% 0.12373 158.06).

What colors go well with #2f9966?

The complementary color of #2f9966 is #b2649d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6d9138 and #009a91. The triadic partners are #737acc and #c1664a.

Is white or black text more readable on #2f9966?

White text reads better on #2f9966: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and black gives 5.87:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2f9966 a warm or cool color?

#2f9966 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 158 degrees, its lightness 61% and its chroma 0.124.