#2CAF49

A medium, moderate green closely aligning with Forestgreen.

About #2CAF49

When working with digital screens, the color #2CAF49 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Forestgreen. In the RGB color space, it consists of 44 red, 175 green, and 73 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 75% cyan, 0% magenta, 58% yellow, and 31% black. The HSL representation is 133.3° hue, 59.8% saturation, and 42.9% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#2CAF49
RGB44, 175, 73
HSL133.3°, 59.8%, 42.9%
CMYK75%, 0%, 58%, 31%
HSV133.3°, 74.9%, 68.6%
LAB63.1, -56.0, 41.8
XYZ17.6, 31.7, 11.5
Decimal2928457

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.86:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
7.34:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.74:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.24:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #2CAF49; }
.text-color { color: #2CAF49; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #2CAF49; }

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