Information about #2A6F56 color

#2A6F56 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #2A6F56 is classified in the Register under the Spring Green Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(42, 111, 86) — 16.5% red, 43.5% green, 33.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 27 / 0 / 10 / 56. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A confidently colored minty spring green, #2A6F56 sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Vintage Green (#367055). Nearby in the Register you will also find Eden (#266255) and Globe (#256761).

In RGB terms — rgb(42, 111, 86) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #2A6F56 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 6.0:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.5:1. #2A6F56 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#2A6F56 color variations

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#2A6F56 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 #2A6F56

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

Eden color link
Eden

#266255

Globe color link
Globe

#256761

Alfresco color link
Alfresco

#34664F

Evening Sea color link
Evening Sea

#26604F

Greenstone color link
Greenstone

#246C46

Poker Green color link
Poker Green

#35654D

Homegrown color link
Homegrown

#366154

Robin Hood color link
Robin Hood

#167057

Amazon color link
Amazon

#3B7A57

Spectra color link
Spectra

#2F5A57

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2A6F56
  • RGB42, 111, 86
  • CMYK27, 0, 10, 56
  • CSSrgb(42, 111, 86)
  • HSL158°, 45%, 30%
  • HSL Precise158.261°, 45.098%, 30%
  • HSV158°, 62%, 44%
  • HSB158°, 62%, 44%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.165
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.435
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.337
  • GLSLvec3(0.165, 0.435, 0.337)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.165, 0.435, 0.337, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.165, 0.435, 0.337)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB16.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB33.7%
  • Color FamilySpring Green
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID2A6F56
  • DECIMAL ID2781014
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01