#2a6238

Color #2a6238

A moderately saturated dark green.

Closest named color Dark Olive Green #556b2f · ΔE 16.55 Nearest Tailwind class green-800 #016630 · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#2a6238

RGB

rgb(42, 98, 56)

HSL

hsl(135, 40%, 27.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(135, 57.1%, 38.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(57.1%, 0%, 42.9%, 61.6%)

LAB

lab(36.95, -28.76, 18.46)

LCH

lch(36.95, 34.17, 147.31)

OKLCH

oklch(44.7%, 0.0905, 149.58)

HWB

hwb(135, 16.5%, 61.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#622a54

Analogous

#38622a

#2a6238

#2a6254

Triadic

#2a6238

#382a62

#62382a

Split-complementary

#2a6238

#542a62

#622a38

Tetradic

#2a6238

#2a5462

#622a54

#62382a

Square

#2a6238

#2a3862

#622a54

#62542a

Shades

Color #2a6238 mixed toward black.

#23522f

#1c4125

#15311c

#0e2113

#071009

Tints

Color #2a6238 mixed toward white.

#3d8d51

#52b56b

#7ec890

#a9dab5

#d4edda

Tones

Color #2a6238 mixed toward gray.

#2f5e3a

#33593d

#38543f

#3d4f41

#414b44

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.9:1

White text reads better on this background (7.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#494945 · ΔE 21

Deuteranopia

#454148 · ΔE 27.9

Tritanopia

#2f4e4f · ΔE 17.9

Achromatopsia

#575757 · ΔE 22

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a6238;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a6238]

Related colors

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Spring Green #00ff7f

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Frequently asked questions

#2a6238 (#2a6238) is rgb(42, 98, 56) in RGB.

No, #2a6238 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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