What color is #2A6F56?

#2A6F56 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Toad King. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A6F56?

The RGB value is 42, 111, 86: 42 red, 111 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A6F56?

The complementary color is #6F2A43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A6F56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A6F56 color

#2A6F56 rgb(42, 111, 86)

Shades of green

The hex color #2A6F56 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 43.5% green and 33.7% blue (42, 111, 86).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 45% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Toad King (#3D6C54), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#2A6F56 color codes

HEX	`#2A6F56`
RGB	`rgb(42, 111, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 43.5%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 45%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 62%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 0%, 23%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.05, -28.22, 7.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.05, 29.22, 165.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.318, 12.532, 10.783)`
Decimal	`2781014`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A6F56, 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 #2A6F56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#2A6F56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	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 #2A6F56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a6f56; }
.text { color: #2a6f56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a6f56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 111 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a6f56, #2a666f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2A6F56?: #2A6F56 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Toad King. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A6F56?: The RGB value is 42, 111, 86: 42 red, 111 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A6F56?: The complementary color is #6F2A43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A6F56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.