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#2CA556 Color

#2CA556 is rgb(44, 165, 86) in RGB, hsl(141, 58%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(73%, 0%, 48%, 35%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green (Pigment) (#00A550), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#2CA556
HEX#2CA556
RGBrgb(44, 165, 86)
HSLhsl(141, 58%, 41%)
HSVhsv(141, 73%, 65%)
CMYKcmyk(73%, 0%, 48%, 35%)
OKLCHoklch(63.8% 0.156 150.4)
LABlab(59.98% -47.56 30.93)
LCHlch(59.98% 56.73 146.96)

What #2CA556 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 #2CA556, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green (Pigment)#00A550ΔE 5.26GO Green#00AB66ΔE 7.43Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 9.06Shamrock Green#009E60ΔE 9.19Spanish Green#009150ΔE 9.61Green Frog#00A86BΔE 10.32

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

#2CA556 Channel Values

How #2CA556 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 165 · B 868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 141° · S 58% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 141° · S 73% · V 65%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 73% · M 0% · Y 48% · K 35%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.17:1 vs white · 6.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #2CA556 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.

Fails AAWhite text3.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #2CA556 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #2CA556

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #2CA556; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#2CA556
Complementary
#A52C7B
Analogous
#3EA52C
Analogous
#2CA593
Triadic
#562CA5
Triadic
#A5562C
Split comp.
#932CA5
Split comp.
#A52C3E

Tints & Shades of #2CA556

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

#34C567
#52D17E
#72DA96
#96E3B1
#B6ECC9
#D7F4E1

Shades

#27914C
#20793F
#1B6535
#15512A
#103C20
#0A2413

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #2CA556.

How #2CA556 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#2CA556
Protanopia#999957
Protanomaly#7C9E56
Deuteranopia#8B8B5A
Deuteranomaly#719659
Tritanopia#469E9E
Tritanomaly#3DA187
Achromatopsia#919191

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #2CA556 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-2ca556: #2CA556;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #2CA556;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-2ca556': '#2CA556' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.173, green: 0.647, blue: 0.337)
Android XML<color name="color_2ca556">#2CA556</color>
SVG fillfill="#2CA556"

More Green Colors

#2CA556 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#2CA556 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #2CA556?

#2CA556 is a mid-tone green — rgb(44, 165, 86) in RGB and hsl(141, 58%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green (Pigment) (#00A550), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.26.

What is the RGB value of #2CA556?

#2CA556 is rgb(44, 165, 86) — red 44, green 165, and blue 86 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #2CA556?

#2CA556 converts to approximately cmyk(73%, 0%, 48%, 35%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #2CA556 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #2CA556 scores 3.17:1 against white and 6.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #2CA556 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #2CA556 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 mediumseagreen (#3CB371) at a CIE76 distance of 9.06, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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