#2aa272

Color #2aa272

A moderately saturated medium green.

Closest named color Sea Green #2e8b57 · ΔE 10.03 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-600 #009966 · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#2aa272

RGB

rgb(42, 162, 114)

HSL

hsl(156, 58.8%, 40%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(156, 74.1%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(74.1%, 0%, 29.6%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(59.48, -44.11, 15.8)

LCH

lch(59.48, 46.85, 160.29)

OKLCH

oklch(63.5%, 0.1269, 161.54)

HWB

hwb(156, 16.5%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a22a5a

Analogous

#2aa236

#2aa272

#2a96a2

Triadic

#2aa272

#722aa2

#a2722a

Split-complementary

#2aa272

#a22a96

#a2362a

Tetradic

#2aa272

#2a5aa2

#a22a5a

#a2722a

Square

#2aa272

#362aa2

#a22a5a

#96a22a

Shades

Color #2aa272 mixed toward black.

#23875f

#1c6c4c

#155139

#0e3626

#071b13

Tints

Color #2aa272 mixed toward white.

#35ca8e

#5dd5a5

#86dfbb

#aeead2

#d7f4e8

Tones

Color #2aa272 mixed toward gray.

#349870

#3e8e6e

#48846c

#527a6a

#5c7068

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.51:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#727380 · ΔE 30.4

Deuteranopia

#6c6383 · ΔE 38.2

Tritanopia

#38898b · ΔE 18.4

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 24.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2aa272;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2aa272]

Related colors

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Spring Green #00ff7f

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Frequently asked questions

#2aa272 (#2aa272) is rgb(42, 162, 114) in RGB.

No, #2aa272 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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