HEX Color #2CB649 (Forestgreen)

About #2CB649

The hex code #2CB649 represents a beautifully specific shade of green. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Forestgreen. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 44, 182, and 73.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 76% 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. 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#2CB649

RGB44, 182, 73

HSL132.6°, 61.1%, 44.3%

CMYK76%, 0%, 60%, 29%

HSV132.6°, 75.8%, 71.4%

LAB65.3, -58.4, 44.5

XYZ19.0, 34.5, 12.0

Decimal2930249

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#2CB649 #B62B98

Analogous

#53B62B #2BB68E

Triadic

#482BB6 #B6492B

Tetradic

#2B53B6 #B62B98 #B68E2B

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#2CB649

#43BE5D

#5AC671

#72CE85

#89D699

#A1DEAE

#B8E6C2

#D0EED6

#E7F6EA

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#2CB649

#27A140

#228D38

#1D7930

#186528

#135020

#0E3C18

#092810

#041408

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.66:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

7.89:1

Text on #000000

AAA

2.54:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

6.71:1

Text on #0F172A

AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #2CB649; }

.text-color { color: #2CB649; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #2CB649; }

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