#2e8b55

Color #2e8b55

A moderately saturated dark green.

Closest named color Sea Green #2e8b57 · ΔE 1.14 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-600 #009966 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#2e8b55

RGB

rgb(46, 139, 85)

HSL

hsl(145.2, 50.3%, 36.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(145.2, 66.9%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(66.9%, 0%, 38.8%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(51.5, -40.12, 21.12)

LCH

lch(51.5, 45.34, 152.24)

OKLCH

oklch(56.8%, 0.1207, 154.05)

HWB

hwb(145.2, 18%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8b2e64

Analogous

#358b2e

#2e8b55

#2e8b84

Triadic

#2e8b55

#552e8b

#8b552e

Split-complementary

#2e8b55

#842e8b

#8b2e35

Tetradic

#2e8b55

#2e648b

#8b2e64

#8b552e

Square

#2e8b55

#2e358b

#8b2e64

#8b842e

Shades

Color #2e8b55 mixed toward black.

#267447

#1f5d39

#17462b

#0f2e1c

#08170e

Tints

Color #2e8b55 mixed toward white.

#3bb46e

#5cc98a

#85d7a7

#aee4c4

#d6f2e2

Tones

Color #2e8b55 mixed toward gray.

#368356

#3e7c58

#457459

#4d6c5a

#55645b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.94:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#646565 · ΔE 25.4

Deuteranopia

#5f5869 · ΔE 34

Tritanopia

#377073 · ΔE 21.3

Achromatopsia

#7b7b7b · ΔE 24.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2e8b55;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2e8b55]

Related colors

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Spring Green #00ff7f

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Frequently asked questions

#2e8b55 (#2e8b55) is rgb(46, 139, 85) in RGB.

No, #2e8b55 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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