#2aa261

Color #2aa261

A moderately saturated medium green.

Closest named color Medium Sea Green #3cb371 · ΔE 6.16 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-600 #009966 · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#2aa261

RGB

rgb(42, 162, 97)

HSL

hsl(147.5, 58.8%, 40%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(147.5, 74.1%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(74.1%, 0%, 40.1%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(59.15, -47.68, 24.67)

LCH

lch(59.15, 53.68, 152.64)

OKLCH

oklch(63.2%, 0.1425, 154.44)

HWB

hwb(147.5, 16.5%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a22a6b

Analogous

#2fa22a

#2aa261

#2aa29d

Triadic

#2aa261

#612aa2

#a2612a

Split-complementary

#2aa261

#9d2aa2

#a22a2f

Tetradic

#2aa261

#2a6ba2

#a22a6b

#a2612a

Square

#2aa261

#2a2fa2

#a22a6b

#a29d2a

Shades

Color #2aa261 mixed toward black.

#238751

#1c6c41

#155131

#0e3620

#071b10

Tints

Color #2aa261 mixed toward white.

#35ca79

#5dd594

#86dfaf

#aeeaca

#d7f4e4

Tones

Color #2aa261 mixed toward gray.

#349862

#3e8e63

#488464

#527a64

#5c7065

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

#727375 · ΔE 28

Deuteranopia

#6c6379 · ΔE 37.8

Tritanopia

#388285 · ΔE 23.2

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 25.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2aa261;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2aa261]

Related colors

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Sea Green #2e8b57

Spring Green #00ff7f

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Frequently asked questions

#2aa261 (#2aa261) is rgb(42, 162, 97) in RGB.

No, #2aa261 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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