#2A9A42#2A9A42
#2A9A42 is a mid, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.240; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.161 H 146.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A9A42 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 154, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(133, 57%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(133, 73%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.7%, 0%, 57.1%, 39.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.08, -49.87, 36.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.08, 62.05, 143.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.48% -0.1344 0.088) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.48% 0.161 146.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.4928, 23.9953, 9.0737) |
| Luminance | 0.2400 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Emerald (survey)
#01A049
ΔE00 2.48
Kelley Green
#009337
ΔE00 3.01
Irish Green
#019529
ΔE00 3.57
Emerald Green
#028F1E
ΔE00 5.48
Mid Green
#50A747
ΔE00 5.52
Light Forest Green
#4F9153
ΔE00 5.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A9A42 #9A2A82
analogous
#4A9A2A #2A9A42 #2A9A7A
triadic
#2A9A42 #422A9A #9A422A
tetradic
#2A9A42 #2A4A9A #9A2A82 #9A7A2A
square
#2A9A42 #2A4A9A #9A2A82 #9A7A2A
split-complementary
#2A9A42 #7A2A9A #9A2A4A
monochromatic
#103A19 #1D6A2D #2A9A42 #38C957 #68D680
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.62
#2A9A42 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.80
#2A9A42 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A9A42
5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A9A42 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A9A42 | 1.00 | 3.62 | 5.80 | 5.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9C8C3A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F8349
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009686
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a9a42; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 154, 66); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.161 146.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#74b979',
500: '#2a9a42',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a9a42; $custom-light: #74b979; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a9a42",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 154,
"b": 66
},
"hsl": {
"h": 132.857,
"s": 57.143,
"l": 38.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60476,
"c": 0.16063,
"h": 146.8
},
"luminance": 0.23997
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A9A42
secondary
#BC63A9
accent
#47C0E0
background
#F7FBF7
surface
#EEF6ED
border
#C9D0C8
text
#091209
muted
#7B817B