What color is #2A9268?

#2A9268 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Viridian. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A9268?

The RGB value is 42, 146, 104: 42 red, 146 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A9268?

The complementary color is #922A54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A9268?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A9268 color

#2A9268 rgb(42, 146, 104)

Shades of green

The hex color #2A9268 is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 57.3% green and 40.8% blue (42, 146, 104).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 55% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Viridian (#1E9167), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.41:1).

#2A9268 color codes

HEX	`#2A9268`
RGB	`rgb(42, 146, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 57.3%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 55%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 71%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 0%, 29%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.08, -39.7, 13.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.08, 42.07, 160.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.731, 22.048, 16.626)`
Decimal	`2789992`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A9268, 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 #2A9268	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#2A9268 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	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 #2A9268 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a9268; }
.text { color: #2a9268; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a9268; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 146 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a9268, #2a8892); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2A9268?: #2A9268 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Viridian. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A9268?: The RGB value is 42, 146, 104: 42 red, 146 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A9268?: The complementary color is #922A54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A9268?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.