HEX Color #2CAF57 (Mediumseagreen)

About #2CAF57

The precise color #2CAF57 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Designers often compare it to the standard color Mediumseagreen. Its digital footprint relies on 44 parts red, 175 parts green, and 87 parts blue light.

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, 50% yellow, and 31% black. The HSL representation is 139.7° 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#2CAF57

RGB44, 175, 87

HSL139.7°, 59.8%, 42.9%

CMYK75%, 0%, 50%, 31%

HSV139.7°, 74.9%, 68.6%

LAB63.2, -54.0, 35.2

XYZ18.1, 31.9, 14.2

Decimal2928471

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#2CAF57 #AF2C83

Analogous

#42AF2C #2CAF98

Triadic

#562CAF #AF572C

Tetradic

#2C42AF #AF2C83 #AF982C

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#2CAF57

#43B769

#5AC07C

#72C98F

#89D2A1

#A1DBB4

#B8E4C7

#D0EDD9

#E7F6EC

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#2CAF57

#279B4D

#228843

#1D743A

#186130

#134D26

#0E3A1D

#092613

#041309

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.85:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

7.38:1

Text on #000000

AAA

2.72:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

6.27:1

Text on #0F172A

AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #2CAF57; }

.text-color { color: #2CAF57; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #2CAF57; }

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Mediumseagreen

#3CB371