#2A9E59#2A9E59
#2A9E59 is a mid, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.257; OKLCH L 61.9% C 0.145 H 152.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A9E59 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 158, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(144, 58%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(144, 73%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.4%, 0%, 43.7%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.72, -47.65, 27.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.72, 54.81, 150.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.93% -0.1283 0.0669) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.93% 0.145 152.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.9836, 25.6655, 13.6135) |
| Luminance | 0.2567 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Greenish
#40A368
ΔE00 3.09
Emerald (survey)
#01A049
ΔE00 3.16
Teal Green
#25A36F
ΔE00 4.50
Seaweed Green
#35AD6B
ΔE00 4.86
Jade Green
#2BAF6A
ΔE00 5.25
Jade
#1FA774
ΔE00 5.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A9E59 #9E2A6F
analogous
#359E2A #2A9E59 #2A9E93
triadic
#2A9E59 #592A9E #9E592A
tetradic
#2A9E59 #2A359E #9E2A6F #9E932A
square
#2A9E59 #2A359E #9E2A6F #9E932A
split-complementary
#2A9E59 #932A9E #9E2A35
monochromatic
#103D23 #1D6E3E #2A9E59 #3ACB75 #6BD897
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.42
#2A9E59 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.13
#2A9E59 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A9E59
6.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A9E59 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A9E59 | 1.00 | 3.42 | 6.13 | 6.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9E9154
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#90875E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009C8D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a9e59; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 158, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.9% 0.145 152.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#74bc89',
500: '#2a9e59',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a9e59; $custom-light: #74bc89; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a9e59",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 158,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 144.31,
"s": 58,
"l": 39.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61932,
"c": 0.14473,
"h": 152.5
},
"luminance": 0.25667
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A9E59
secondary
#BE669A
accent
#47A3E1
background
#F7FBF8
surface
#EEF6F0
border
#C9D0CB
text
#09120B
muted
#7B817C