What color is #2AF589?

#2AF589 is a vivid green known as Emerald Ice Palace. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Emerald Ice Palace?

The RGB value is 42, 245, 137: 42 red, 245 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Emerald Ice Palace?

The complementary color is #F52A96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2AF589?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.52:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Emerald Ice Palace color: hex code #2AF589

#2AF589 rgb(42, 245, 137)

Shades of green

Emerald Ice Palace has the hex code #2AF589. It is a vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 96.1% green and 53.7% blue (42, 245, 137).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 91% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 83% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 4% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.52:1).

Emerald Ice Palace (#2AF589) color codes

HEX	`#2AF589`
RGB	`rgb(42, 245, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 96.1%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 91%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 83%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(83%, 0%, 44%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.81, -70.09, 38.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.81, 80.17, 150.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.119, 67.598, 34.701)`
Decimal	`2815369`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Emerald Ice Palace, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #2AF589	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#2AF589 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #2AF589 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2af589; }
.text { color: #2af589; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2af589; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 245 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2af589, #2af5ef); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #2AF589 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #2AF589?: #2AF589 is a vivid green known as Emerald Ice Palace. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Emerald Ice Palace?: The RGB value is 42, 245, 137: 42 red, 245 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Emerald Ice Palace?: The complementary color is #F52A96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2AF589?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.52:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.