#2A9953#2A9953
#2A9953 is a mid, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.144 H 151.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A9953 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 153, 83) |
| HSL | hsl(142, 57%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(142, 73%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.5%, 0%, 45.8%, 40%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.99, -46.81, 28.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.99, 54.58, 149.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.47% -0.126 0.069) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.47% 0.144 151.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.9062, 23.8977, 12.0618) |
| Luminance | 0.2390 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Emerald (survey)
#01A049
ΔE00 3.38
Greenish
#40A368
ΔE00 4.48
Light Forest Green
#4F9153
ΔE00 4.58
Kelley Green
#009337
ΔE00 4.70
Sea Green
#2E8B57
ΔE00 5.60
Teal Green
#25A36F
ΔE00 5.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A9953 #992A70
analogous
#38992A #2A9953 #2A998A
triadic
#2A9953 #532A99 #99532A
tetradic
#2A9953 #2A3899 #992A70 #998A2A
square
#2A9953 #2A3899 #992A70 #998A2A
split-complementary
#2A9953 #8A2A99 #992A38
monochromatic
#10391F #1D6939 #2A9953 #38C86D #68D690
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.63
#2A9953 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.78
#2A9953 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A9953
5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A9953 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A9953 | 1.00 | 3.63 | 5.78 | 5.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9A8C4E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C8258
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009788
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a9953; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 153, 83); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.144 151.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#73b884',
500: '#2a9953',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a9953; $custom-light: #73b884; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a9953",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 153,
"b": 83
},
"hsl": {
"h": 142.162,
"s": 56.923,
"l": 38.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60471,
"c": 0.14368,
"h": 151.3
},
"luminance": 0.23899
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A9953
secondary
#BC639B
accent
#48A8E0
background
#F7FBF8
surface
#EDF6EF
border
#C8D0CA
text
#09110B
muted
#7B807C