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#2C8146 Color

#2C8146 is rgb(44, 129, 70) in RGB, hsl(138, 49%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(66%, 0%, 46%, 49%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sea Foam Green (#2E8B57), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.93. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#2C8146
HEX#2C8146
RGBrgb(44, 129, 70)
HSLhsl(138, 49%, 34%)
HSVhsv(138, 66%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(66%, 0%, 46%, 49%)
OKLCHoklch(53.7% 0.122 150.2)
LABlab(47.84% -36.95 24.16)
LCHlch(47.84% 44.15 146.82)

What #2C8146 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 #2C8146, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sea Foam Green#2E8B57ΔE 5.93Neon Dark Green#008443ΔE 7.16Medium Green#037949ΔE 7.44Salem#177B4DΔE 7.54Philippine Green#008543ΔE 7.6Dartmouth Green#00703CΔE 7.7

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

#2C8146 Channel Values

How #2C8146 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 129 · B 708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 138° · S 49% · L 34%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 138° · S 66% · V 51%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 66% · M 0% · Y 46% · K 49%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.84:1 vs white · 4.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #2C8146 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 text4.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #2C8146 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #2C8146

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #2C8146; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#2C8146
Complementary
#812C68
Analogous
#3D812C
Analogous
#2C8170
Triadic
#462C81
Triadic
#81462C
Split comp.
#702C81
Split comp.
#812C3D

Tints & Shades of #2C8146

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

#38A358
#49C16D
#6BCC88
#91D9A7
#B3E5C2
#D5F1DD

Shades

#27723E
#215F33
#1B502B
#164123
#11311B
#0A1E10

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #2C8146.

How #2C8146 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#2C8146
Protanopia#787846
Protanomaly#627B46
Deuteranopia#6E6E49
Deuteranomaly#5A7648
Tritanopia#3C7B7B
Tritanomaly#367E6A
Achromatopsia#727272

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Using #2C8146 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-2c8146: #2C8146;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #2C8146;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-2c8146': '#2C8146' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.173, green: 0.506, blue: 0.275)
Android XML<color name="color_2c8146">#2C8146</color>
SVG fillfill="#2C8146"

More Green Colors

#2C8146 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#2C8146 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #2C8146?

#2C8146 is a dark green — rgb(44, 129, 70) in RGB and hsl(138, 49%, 34%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sea Foam Green (#2E8B57), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.93.

What is the RGB value of #2C8146?

#2C8146 is rgb(44, 129, 70) — red 44, green 129, and blue 70 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #2C8146?

#2C8146 converts to approximately cmyk(66%, 0%, 46%, 49%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #2C8146 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #2C8146 scores 4.84:1 against white and 4.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #2C8146 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #2C8146 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 5.93, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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