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#2C7D45 Color

#2C7D45 is rgb(44, 125, 69) in RGB, hsl(139, 48%, 33%) in HSL, and about cmyk(65%, 0%, 45%, 51%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Salem (#177B4D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.3. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#2C7D45
HEX#2C7D45
RGBrgb(44, 125, 69)
HSLhsl(139, 48%, 33%)
HSVhsv(139, 65%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(65%, 0%, 45%, 51%)
OKLCHoklch(52.6% 0.117 150.4)
LABlab(46.48% -35.58 22.98)
LCHlch(46.48% 42.35 147.14)

What #2C7D45 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 #2C7D45, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Salem#177B4DΔE 6.3Sea Foam Green#2E8B57ΔE 6.48Dartmouth Green#00703CΔE 6.49Medium Green#037949ΔE 6.52Dark Spring Green#177245ΔE 7.11Middle Green#4D8C57ΔE 8.5

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

#2C7D45 Channel Values

How #2C7D45 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 44 · G 125 · B 698-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 139° · S 48% · L 33%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 139° · S 65% · V 49%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 65% · M 0% · Y 45% · K 51%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.09:1 vs white · 4.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #2C7D45 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 text5.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #2C7D45 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #2C7D45

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #2C7D45; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#2C7D45
Complementary
#7D2C63
Analogous
#3B7D2C
Analogous
#2C7D6E
Triadic
#452C7D
Triadic
#7D452C
Split comp.
#6E2C7D
Split comp.
#7D2C3B

Tints & Shades of #2C7D45

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

#389F58
#4ABF6F
#6CCB8A
#8ED7A5
#B0E3C0
#D5F0DE

Shades

#266D3D
#215E35
#1C4F2C
#153C22
#102D19
#0B1E11

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #2C7D45.

How #2C7D45 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#2C7D45
Protanopia#747445
Protanomaly#5F7845
Deuteranopia#6B6B48
Deuteranomaly#587247
Tritanopia#3B7878
Tritanomaly#367A67
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

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Using #2C7D45 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-2c7d45: #2C7D45;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #2C7D45;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-2c7d45': '#2C7D45' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.173, green: 0.490, blue: 0.271)
Android XML<color name="color_2c7d45">#2C7D45</color>
SVG fillfill="#2C7D45"

More Green Colors

#2C7D45 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#2C7D45 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #2C7D45?

#2C7D45 is a dark green — rgb(44, 125, 69) in RGB and hsl(139, 48%, 33%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Salem (#177B4D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.3.

What is the RGB value of #2C7D45?

#2C7D45 is rgb(44, 125, 69) — red 44, green 125, and blue 69 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #2C7D45?

#2C7D45 converts to approximately cmyk(65%, 0%, 45%, 51%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #2C7D45 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #2C7D45 scores 5.09:1 against white and 4.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #2C7D45 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #2C7D45 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 6.48, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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