#2C8E50#2C8E50
#2C8E50 is a mid, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.131 H 151.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2C8E50 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 142, 80) |
| HSL | hsl(142, 53%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(142, 69%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69%, 0%, 43.7%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.35, -42.69, 25.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.35, 49.47, 149.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.47% -0.1151 0.0618) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.47% 0.131 151.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.1587, 20.4594, 10.8961) |
| Luminance | 0.2046 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Sea Green
#2E8B57
ΔE00 2.33
Light Forest Green
#4F9153
ΔE00 4.11
Jungle Green
#048243
ΔE00 4.95
Kelley Green
#009337
ΔE00 5.25
Viridian
#1E9167
ΔE00 5.53
Dark Sea Green
#11875D
ΔE00 5.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2C8E50 #8E2C6A
analogous
#398E2C #2C8E50 #2C8E81
triadic
#2C8E50 #502C8E #8E502C
tetradic
#2C8E50 #2C398E #8E2C6A #8E812C
square
#2C8E50 #2C398E #8E2C6A #8E812C
split-complementary
#2C8E50 #812C8E #8E2C39
monochromatic
#0F311B #1E5F36 #2C8E50 #3ABD6A #65CF8C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.12
#2C8E50 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.09
#2C8E50 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2C8E50
5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2C8E50 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2C8E50 | 1.00 | 4.12 | 5.09 | 5.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8E824B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#827954
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008C7F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2c8e50; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 142, 80); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.131 151.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#72b082',
500: '#2c8e50',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2c8e50; $custom-light: #72b082; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2c8e50",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 142,
"b": 80
},
"hsl": {
"h": 142.041,
"s": 52.688,
"l": 36.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57472,
"c": 0.13067,
"h": 151.8
},
"luminance": 0.20461
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2C8E50
secondary
#B66096
accent
#4CA7DC
background
#F7FAF7
surface
#EDF5EE
border
#C8CFC9
text
#09100A
muted
#7B7F7C