What color is #2AAA67?

#2AAA67 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Secret Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2AAA67?

The RGB value is 42, 170, 103: 42 red, 170 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2AAA67?

The complementary color is #AA2A6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2AAA67?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2AAA67 color

#2AAA67 rgb(42, 170, 103)

Shades of green

The hex color #2AAA67 is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 66.7% green and 40.4% blue (42, 170, 103).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 60% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 75% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Secret Garden (#11AA66), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

#2AAA67 color codes

HEX	`#2AAA67`
RGB	`rgb(42, 170, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 66.7%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 60%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 75%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(75%, 0%, 39%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.84, -49.59, 25.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.84, 55.54, 153.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.776, 30.219, 17.725)`
Decimal	`2796135`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2AAA67, 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 #2AAA67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#2AAA67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	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 #2AAA67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2aaa67; }
.text { color: #2aaa67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2aaa67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 170 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2aaa67, #2aaaa7); }

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Questions

What color is #2AAA67?: #2AAA67 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Secret Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2AAA67?: The RGB value is 42, 170, 103: 42 red, 170 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2AAA67?: The complementary color is #AA2A6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2AAA67?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.