#2A9F59#2A9F59
#2A9F59 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.260; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.146 H 152.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A9F59 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 159, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(144, 58%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(144, 74%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.6%, 0%, 44%, 37.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.04, -48.03, 27.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.04, 55.35, 150.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.2% -0.1293 0.0679) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.2% 0.146 152.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.1548, 26.0080, 13.6706) |
| Luminance | 0.2601 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Emerald (survey)
#01A049
ΔE00 3.01
Greenish
#40A368
ΔE00 3.03
Teal Green
#25A36F
ΔE00 4.53
Seaweed Green
#35AD6B
ΔE00 4.60
Jade Green
#2BAF6A
ΔE00 4.98
Algae
#54AC68
ΔE00 5.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A9F59 #9F2A70
analogous
#359F2A #2A9F59 #2A9F94
triadic
#2A9F59 #592A9F #9F592A
tetradic
#2A9F59 #2A359F #9F2A70 #9F942A
square
#2A9F59 #2A359F #9F2A70 #9F942A
split-complementary
#2A9F59 #942A9F #9F2A35
monochromatic
#103E23 #1D6F3E #2A9F59 #3BCB75 #6BD897
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.39
#2A9F59 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.20
#2A9F59 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A9F59
6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A9F59 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A9F59 | 1.00 | 3.39 | 6.20 | 6.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9F9154
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#91885E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009D8E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a9f59; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 159, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.146 152.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#75bc89',
500: '#2a9f59',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a9f59; $custom-light: #75bc89; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a9f59",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 159,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 144.103,
"s": 58.209,
"l": 39.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62202,
"c": 0.14608,
"h": 152.3
},
"luminance": 0.2601
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A9F59
secondary
#BF669B
accent
#46A3E1
background
#F7FBF8
surface
#EEF6F0
border
#C9D0CB
text
#09120B
muted
#7B817C