#2CA159#2CA159
#2CA159 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.267; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.148 H 151.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CA159 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 161, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(143, 57%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(143, 73%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.7%, 0%, 44.7%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.74, -48.47, 28.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.74, 56.19, 149.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.79% -0.1305 0.07) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.79% 0.148 151.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.5854, 26.7447, 13.7901) |
| Luminance | 0.2675 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Emerald (survey)
#01A049
ΔE00 2.83
Greenish
#40A368
ΔE00 2.98
Seaweed Green
#35AD6B
ΔE00 4.13
Jade Green
#2BAF6A
ΔE00 4.46
Teal Green
#25A36F
ΔE00 4.71
Algae
#54AC68
ΔE00 4.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CA159 #A12C74
analogous
#39A12C #2CA159 #2CA193
triadic
#2CA159 #592CA1 #A1592C
tetradic
#2CA159 #2C39A1 #A12C74 #A1932C
square
#2CA159 #2C39A1 #A12C74 #A1932C
split-complementary
#2CA159 #932CA1 #A12C39
monochromatic
#124124 #1F713E #2CA159 #40CB75 #70D898
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.31
#2CA159 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.35
#2CA159 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2CA159
6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CA159 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CA159 | 1.00 | 3.31 | 6.35 | 6.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A19354
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93895E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009F90
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ca159; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 161, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.148 151.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76be89',
500: '#2ca159',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ca159; $custom-light: #76be89; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ca159",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 161,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 143.077,
"s": 57.073,
"l": 40.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62785,
"c": 0.14811,
"h": 151.8
},
"luminance": 0.26746
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CA159
secondary
#BF6A9E
accent
#47A6E0
background
#F7FBF8
surface
#EEF7F0
border
#C9D0CB
text
#0A120B
muted
#7C817C