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#2B7D61 Color

#2B7D61 is rgb(43, 125, 97) in RGB, hsl(160, 49%, 33%) in HSL, and about cmyk(66%, 0%, 22%, 51%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tropical Rain Forest (#00755E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.54. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#2B7D61
HEX#2B7D61
RGBrgb(43, 125, 97)
HSLhsl(160, 49%, 33%)
HSVhsv(160, 66%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(66%, 0%, 22%, 51%)
OKLCHoklch(53.2% 0.091 166.8)
LABlab(46.93% -31.25 7.70)
LCHlch(46.93% 32.19 166.15)

What #2B7D61 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #2B7D61, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tropical Rain Forest#00755EΔE 5.54Generic Viridian#007F66ΔE 5.63Amazon#3B7A57ΔE 6.13Viridian#40826DΔE 6.52Spanish Viridian#007F5CΔE 7.31Bottle Green#006A4EΔE 7.92

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#2B7D61 Channel Values

How #2B7D61 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 43 · G 125 · B 978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 160° · S 49% · L 33%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 160° · S 66% · V 49%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 66% · M 0% · Y 22% · K 51%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.99:1 vs white · 4.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #2B7D61 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #2B7D61 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #2B7D61

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #2B7D61; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#2B7D61
Complementary
#7D2B46
Analogous
#2B7D39
Analogous
#2B707D
Triadic
#622B7D
Triadic
#7D622B
Split comp.
#7D2B70
Split comp.
#7D392B

Tints & Shades of #2B7D61

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#37A07D
#49C199
#6BCCAC
#8DD8BF
#AFE4D2
#D5F1E8

Shades

#266E56
#215F4A
#1B503E
#153D2F
#102E24
#0A1E18

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #2B7D61.

How #2B7D61 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#2B7D61
Protanopia#747461
Protanomaly#5F7861
Deuteranopia#6A6A63
Deuteranomaly#587262
Tritanopia#357A7A
Tritanomaly#317B71
Achromatopsia#6F6F6F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #2B7D61 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-2b7d61: #2B7D61;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #2B7D61;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-2b7d61': '#2B7D61' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.169, green: 0.490, blue: 0.380)
Android XML<color name="color_2b7d61">#2B7D61</color>
SVG fillfill="#2B7D61"

More Green Colors

#2B7D61 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#2B7D61 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #2B7D61?

#2B7D61 is a dark green — rgb(43, 125, 97) in RGB and hsl(160, 49%, 33%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tropical Rain Forest (#00755E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.54.

What is the RGB value of #2B7D61?

#2B7D61 is rgb(43, 125, 97) — red 43, green 125, and blue 97 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #2B7D61?

#2B7D61 converts to approximately cmyk(66%, 0%, 22%, 51%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #2B7D61 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #2B7D61 scores 4.99:1 against white and 4.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #2B7D61 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #2B7D61 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is seagreen (#2E8B57) at a CIE76 distance of 14.34, which is visibly different.

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