HEX Color #2C7C57 (Seagreen)

About #2C7C57

The precise color #2C7C57 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Designers often compare it to the standard color Seagreen. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(44, 124, 87).

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 65% cyan and 0% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 152.2 degrees, it sits comfortably in the green spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#2C7C57

RGB44, 124, 87

HSL152.2°, 47.6%, 32.9%

CMYK65%, 0%, 30%, 51%

HSV152.2°, 64.5%, 48.6%

LAB46.5, -33.6, 13.2

XYZ10.0, 15.6, 11.5

Decimal2915415

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#2C7C57 #7B2C50

Analogous

#2C7B2F #2C787B

Triadic

#562C7B #7B562C

Tetradic

#2F2C7B #7B2C50 #787B2C

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#2C7C57

#438A69

#5A997C

#72A78F

#89B6A1

#A1C4B4

#B8D3C7

#D0E1D9

#E7F0EC

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#2C7C57

#276E4D

#226043

#1D523A

#184430

#133726

#0E291D

#091B13

#040D09

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.09:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA

4.13:1

Text on #000000

AA Large

4.86:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA

3.51:1

Text on #0F172A

AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #2C7C57; }

.text-color { color: #2C7C57; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #2C7C57; }

Similar Colors

Seagreen

#2E8B57