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#2C7D60 Color

#2C7D60 is rgb(44, 125, 96) in RGB, hsl(159, 48%, 33%) in HSL, and about cmyk(65%, 0%, 23%, 51%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Amazon (#3B7A57), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.63. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#2C7D60
HEX#2C7D60
RGBrgb(44, 125, 96)
HSLhsl(159, 48%, 33%)
HSVhsv(159, 65%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(65%, 0%, 23%, 51%)
OKLCHoklch(53.2% 0.091 165.9)
LABlab(46.94% -31.23 8.30)
LCHlch(46.94% 32.32 165.11)

What #2C7D60 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 #2C7D60, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Amazon#3B7A57ΔE 5.63Tropical Rain Forest#00755EΔE 5.93Generic Viridian#007F66ΔE 5.97Viridian#40826DΔE 6.81Spanish Viridian#007F5CΔE 7.14Bottle Green#006A4EΔE 7.94

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

#2C7D60 Channel Values

How #2C7D60 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 968-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 159° · S 48% · L 33%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 159° · S 65% · V 49%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 65% · M 0% · Y 23% · 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 #2C7D60 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 #2C7D60 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #2C7D60

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #2C7D60; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#2C7D60
Complementary
#7D2C48
Analogous
#2C7D38
Analogous
#2C707D
Triadic
#602C7D
Triadic
#7D602C
Split comp.
#7D2C70
Split comp.
#7D382C

Tints & Shades of #2C7D60

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

#389F7B
#4ABF96
#6CCBAA
#8ED7BE
#B0E3D1
#D5F0E7

Shades

#266D55
#215E49
#1C4F3D
#153C2F
#102D23
#0B1E17

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #2C7D60.

How #2C7D60 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#2C7D60
Protanopia#747460
Protanomaly#5F7860
Deuteranopia#6B6B62
Deuteranomaly#587261
Tritanopia#367A7A
Tritanomaly#327B70
Achromatopsia#6F6F6F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #2C7D60 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-2c7d60: #2C7D60;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #2C7D60;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-2c7d60': '#2C7D60' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.173, green: 0.490, blue: 0.376)
Android XML<color name="color_2c7d60">#2C7D60</color>
SVG fillfill="#2C7D60"

More Green Colors

#2C7D60 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#2C7D60 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #2C7D60?

#2C7D60 is a dark green — rgb(44, 125, 96) in RGB and hsl(159, 48%, 33%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Amazon (#3B7A57), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.63.

What is the RGB value of #2C7D60?

#2C7D60 is rgb(44, 125, 96) — red 44, green 125, and blue 96 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #2C7D60?

#2C7D60 converts to approximately cmyk(65%, 0%, 23%, 51%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #2C7D60 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #2C7D60 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 #2C7D60 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #2C7D60 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 13.85, which is visibly different.

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