#2CA259#2CA259
#2CA259 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.271; OKLCH L 63.1% C 0.149 H 151.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CA259 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 162, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(143, 57%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(143, 73%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.8%, 0%, 45.1%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.06, -48.85, 28.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.06, 56.73, 149.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.05% -0.1315 0.071) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.05% 0.149 151.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.7609, 27.0956, 13.8486) |
| Luminance | 0.2710 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Emerald (survey)
#01A049
ΔE00 2.78
Greenish
#40A368
ΔE00 3.03
Seaweed Green
#35AD6B
ΔE00 3.92
Jade Green
#2BAF6A
ΔE00 4.22
Algae
#54AC68
ΔE00 4.63
Teal Green
#25A36F
ΔE00 4.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CA259 #A22C75
analogous
#3AA22C #2CA259 #2CA294
triadic
#2CA259 #592CA2 #A2592C
tetradic
#2CA259 #2C3AA2 #A22C75 #A2942C
square
#2CA259 #2C3AA2 #A22C75 #A2942C
split-complementary
#2CA259 #942CA2 #A22C3A
monochromatic
#124224 #1F723F #2CA259 #40CB75 #70D898
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.27
#2CA259 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.42
#2CA259 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2CA259
6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CA259 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CA259 | 1.00 | 3.27 | 6.42 | 6.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A29454
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#948A5E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009F90
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ca259; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 162, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.1% 0.149 151.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76be89',
500: '#2ca259',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ca259; $custom-light: #76be89; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ca259",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 162,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 142.881,
"s": 57.282,
"l": 40.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63054,
"c": 0.14946,
"h": 151.6
},
"luminance": 0.27097
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CA259
secondary
#BF6A9F
accent
#47A6E1
background
#F7FBF8
surface
#EEF7F0
border
#C9D0CB
text
#0A120B
muted
#7C817C