Information about #2A6C49 color

#2A6C49 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#2A6C49 falls into the Spring Green Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(42, 108, 73) — 16.5% red, 42.4% green, 28.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 26 / 0 / 14 / 58. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #2A6C49 reads as a pleasantly vivid fresh green-cyan and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Greenstone (#246C46). Slightly further away sit Green Pea (#266242) and Alfresco (#34664F).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(42, 108, 73)), which gives #2A6C49 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #2A6C49: 6.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.3:1 for black. No one has named #2A6C49 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#2A6C49 color variations

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#2A6C49 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #2A6C49

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Greenstone color link
Greenstone

#246C46

Green Pea color link
Green Pea

#266242

Alfresco color link
Alfresco

#34664F

Poker Green color link
Poker Green

#35654D

Evening Sea color link
Evening Sea

#26604F

Eden color link
Eden

#266255

Leprechaun color link
Leprechaun

#366243

Homegrown color link
Homegrown

#366154

Dino Green color link
Dino Green

#226B36

#2A6C49 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2A6C49
  • RGB42, 108, 73
  • CMYK26, 0, 14, 58
  • CSSrgb(42, 108, 73)
  • HSL148°, 44%, 29%
  • HSL Precise148.182°, 44%, 29.412%
  • HSV148°, 61%, 42%
  • HSB148°, 61%, 42%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.165
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • GLSLvec3(0.165, 0.424, 0.286)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.165, 0.424, 0.286, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.165, 0.424, 0.286)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB16.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB28.6%
  • Color Family (Hue)Spring Green
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID2A6C49
  • DECIMAL ID2780233
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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