What color is #2C5A4A?

#2C5A4A is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Evergreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2C5A4A?

The RGB value is 44, 90, 74: 44 red, 90 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2C5A4A?

The complementary color is #5A2C3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2C5A4A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2C5A4A color

#2C5A4A rgb(44, 90, 74)

Shades of green

The hex color #2C5A4A is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 35.3% green and 29% blue (44, 90, 74).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 34% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Evergreen (#125B49), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.87:1).

#2C5A4A color codes

HEX	`#2C5A4A`
RGB	`rgb(44, 90, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.3%, 35.3%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 34%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 51%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 18%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.68, -20.16, 4.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.68, 20.63, 167.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.93, 8.342, 7.775)`
Decimal	`2906698`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2C5A4A, 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 #2C5A4A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2C5A4A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #2C5A4A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2c5a4a; }
.text { color: #2c5a4a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c5a4a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(44 90 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2c5a4a, #2c535a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #2C5A4A?: #2C5A4A is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Evergreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2C5A4A?: The RGB value is 44, 90, 74: 44 red, 90 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2C5A4A?: The complementary color is #5A2C3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2C5A4A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.