#2D8B6B Color

#2D8B6B is rgb(45, 139, 107) in RGB, hsl(160, 51%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(68%, 0%, 23%, 45%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Illuminating Emerald (#319177), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.28. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#2D8B6B

HEX#2D8B6B

RGBrgb(45, 139, 107)

HSLhsl(160, 51%, 36%)

HSVhsv(160, 68%, 55%)

CMYKcmyk(68%, 0%, 23%, 45%)

OKLCHoklch(57.3% 0.101 166.5)

LABlab(51.82% -34.69 8.79)

LCHlch(51.82% 35.79 165.78)

What #2D8B6B 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 #2D8B6B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Illuminating Emerald#319177ΔE 4.28 Spanish Viridian#007F5CΔE 6.25 Generic Viridian#007F66ΔE 6.42 Paolo Veronese Green#009B7DΔE 9.19 Tropical Rain Forest#00755EΔE 9.53 Amazon#3B7A57ΔE 9.64

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

#2D8B6B Channel Values

How #2D8B6B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 45 · G 139 · B 107	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 160° · S 51% · L 36%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 160° · S 68% · V 55%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 68% · M 0% · Y 23% · K 45%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.19:1 vs white · 5.02:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #2D8B6B 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 text4.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text5.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #2D8B6B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #2D8B6B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #2D8B6B

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.

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How #2D8B6B 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#2D8B6B

Protanopia#81816B

Protanomaly#69856B

Deuteranopia#76766D

Deuteranomaly#617F6C

Tritanopia#398787

Tritanomaly#34897D

Achromatopsia#7C7C7C

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Using #2D8B6B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-2d8b6b: #2D8B6B;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #2D8B6B;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-2d8b6b': '#2D8B6B' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.176, green: 0.545, blue: 0.420)

Android XML<color name="color_2d8b6b">#2D8B6B</color>

SVG fillfill="#2D8B6B"

More Green Colors

#2D8B6B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

2e8b57 2d8655 2eff2e 2bb12b 306030 2b5700 30ba8f 2a8000 30f830 2a3517 319177 29ff94 3acf3a 4fe7b0 66ff66 88d8c0 9ae600 b0bf1a ccff33 e4f6f0 005200 009f6b 014421 179617

#2D8B6B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #2D8B6B?

#2D8B6B is a dark green — rgb(45, 139, 107) in RGB and hsl(160, 51%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Illuminating Emerald (#319177), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.28.

What is the RGB value of #2D8B6B?

#2D8B6B is rgb(45, 139, 107) — red 45, green 139, and blue 107 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #2D8B6B?

#2D8B6B converts to approximately cmyk(68%, 0%, 23%, 45%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #2D8B6B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #2D8B6B scores 4.19:1 against white and 5.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #2D8B6B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #2D8B6B 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 11.25, which is visibly different.

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