#2aa172

Color #2aa172

A moderately saturated dark green.

Closest named color Sea Green #2e8b57 · ΔE 9.8 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-600 #009966 · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#2aa172

RGB

rgb(42, 161, 114)

HSL

hsl(156.3, 58.6%, 39.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(156.3, 73.9%, 63.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(73.9%, 0%, 29.2%, 36.9%)

LAB

lab(59.15, -43.7, 15.35)

LCH

lch(59.15, 46.32, 160.65)

OKLCH

oklch(63.3%, 0.1256, 161.91)

HWB

hwb(156.3, 16.5%, 36.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a12a59

Analogous

#2aa137

#2aa172

#2a94a1

Triadic

#2aa172

#722aa1

#a1722a

Split-complementary

#2aa172

#a12a94

#a1372a

Tetradic

#2aa172

#2a59a1

#a12a59

#a1722a

Square

#2aa172

#372aa1

#a12a59

#94a12a

Shades

Color #2aa172 mixed toward black.

#23865f

#1c6b4c

#155039

#0e3626

#071b13

Tints

Color #2aa172 mixed toward white.

#35ca8f

#5dd5a5

#85dfbc

#aeead2

#d6f4e9

Tones

Color #2aa172 mixed toward gray.

#349770

#3e8d6e

#48836c

#52796a

#5c6f68

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.44:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#72737f · ΔE 30

Deuteranopia

#6b6282 · ΔE 38.1

Tritanopia

#38898b · ΔE 18.1

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 24.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2aa172;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2aa172]

Related colors

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Spring Green #00ff7f

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Frequently asked questions

#2aa172 (#2aa172) is rgb(42, 161, 114) in RGB.

No, #2aa172 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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