#2A9853#2A9853
#2A9853 is a mid, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.142 H 151.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A9853 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 152, 83) |
| HSL | hsl(142, 57%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(142, 72%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.4%, 0%, 45.4%, 40.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.66, -46.43, 27.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.66, 54.03, 149.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.2% -0.125 0.068) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.2% 0.142 151.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.7433, 23.5717, 12.0074) |
| Luminance | 0.2357 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Emerald (survey)
#01A049
ΔE00 3.68
Light Forest Green
#4F9153
ΔE00 4.42
Greenish
#40A368
ΔE00 4.65
Kelley Green
#009337
ΔE00 4.67
Sea Green
#2E8B57
ΔE00 5.25
Teal Green
#25A36F
ΔE00 5.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A9853 #982A6F
analogous
#38982A #2A9853 #2A988A
triadic
#2A9853 #532A98 #98532A
tetradic
#2A9853 #2A3898 #982A6F #988A2A
square
#2A9853 #2A3898 #982A6F #988A2A
split-complementary
#2A9853 #8A2A98 #982A38
monochromatic
#10381F #1D6839 #2A9853 #37C86D #67D590
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.67
#2A9853 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.71
#2A9853 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A9853
5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A9853 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A9853 | 1.00 | 3.67 | 5.71 | 5.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#998B4E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B8258
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009687
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a9853; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 152, 83); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.142 151.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#73b784',
500: '#2a9853',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a9853; $custom-light: #73b784; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a9853",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 152,
"b": 83
},
"hsl": {
"h": 142.364,
"s": 56.701,
"l": 38.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60199,
"c": 0.14232,
"h": 151.5
},
"luminance": 0.23573
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A9853
secondary
#BB629A
accent
#48A7E0
background
#F7FBF8
surface
#EDF6EF
border
#C8D0CA
text
#09110B
muted
#7B807C