What color is #2A7551?

#2A7551 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Opal Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A7551?

The RGB value is 42, 117, 81: 42 red, 117 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A7551?

The complementary color is #752A4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A7551?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A7551 color

#2A7551 rgb(42, 117, 81)

Shades of green

The hex color #2A7551 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 45.9% green and 31.8% blue (42, 117, 81).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 47% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Opal Green (#157954), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#2A7551 color codes

HEX	`#2A7551`
RGB	`rgb(42, 117, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 45.9%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 47%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 64%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 0%, 31%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.96, -32.23, 13.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.96, 34.82, 157.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.801, 13.808, 9.984)`
Decimal	`2782545`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A7551, 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 #2A7551	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#2A7551 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	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 #2A7551 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a7551; }
.text { color: #2a7551; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a7551; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 117 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a7551, #2a7375); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bottle Green.

Questions

What color is #2A7551?: #2A7551 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Opal Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A7551?: The RGB value is 42, 117, 81: 42 red, 117 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A7551?: The complementary color is #752A4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A7551?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.