HEX Color #2C996D (Seagreen)

About #2C996D

At its core, #2C996D is a dark and moderate hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Seagreen. In the RGB color space, it consists of 44 red, 153 green, and 109 blue.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 71% cyan and 0% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#2C996D

RGB44, 153, 109

HSL155.8°, 55.3%, 38.6%

CMYK71%, 0%, 29%, 40%

HSV155.8°, 71.2%, 60.0%

LAB56.5, -41.2, 14.5

XYZ15.2, 24.4, 18.4

Decimal2922861

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#2C996D #992B57

Analogous

#2B9936 #2B8E99

Triadic

#6D2B99 #996D2B

Tetradic

#362B99 #992B57 #8E992B

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#2C996D

#43A47D

#5AAF8D

#72BB9D

#89C6AD

#A1D1BE

#B8DDCE

#D0E8DE

#E7F3EE

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#2C996D

#278860

#227754

#1D6648

#18553C

#134430

#0E3324

#092218

#04110C

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.57:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA Large

5.88:1

Text on #000000

AA

3.41:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA Large

5.00:1

Text on #0F172A

AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #2C996D; }

.text-color { color: #2C996D; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #2C996D; }

Similar Colors

Seagreen

#2E8B57