What color is #2C9B5E?

#2C9B5E is a moderate green, closest to the named color Militant Vegan. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2C9B5E?

The RGB value is 44, 155, 94: 44 red, 155 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2C9B5E?

The complementary color is #9B2C69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2C9B5E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2C9B5E color

#2C9B5E rgb(44, 155, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #2C9B5E is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 60.8% green and 36.9% blue (44, 155, 94).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 56% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Militant Vegan (#229955), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#2C9B5E color codes

HEX	`#2C9B5E`
RGB	`rgb(44, 155, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.3%, 60.8%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 56%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 72%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 0%, 39%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.86, -45.2, 23.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.86, 50.85, 152.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.779, 24.785, 14.593)`
Decimal	`2923358`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2C9B5E, 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 #2C9B5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#2C9B5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	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 #2C9B5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2c9b5e; }
.text { color: #2c9b5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c9b5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(44 155 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2c9b5e, #2c9b96); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2C9B5E?: #2C9B5E is a moderate green, closest to the named color Militant Vegan. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2C9B5E?: The RGB value is 44, 155, 94: 44 red, 155 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2C9B5E?: The complementary color is #9B2C69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2C9B5E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.