Information about #2C6242 color

#2C6242 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#2C6242 falls into the Spring Green Color FamilyMild Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(44, 98, 66) — 17.3% red, 38.4% green, 25.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 21 / 0 / 13 / 62. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #2C6242 reads as a softly balanced minty spring green and holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Green Pea (#266242). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Leprechaun (#366243) and Sean K. Ferguson Green (#355E3C).

In RGB terms — rgb(44, 98, 66) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #2C6242: 7.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:62), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #2C6242 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#2C6242 color variations

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#2C6242 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 #2C6242

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

Green Pea color link
Green Pea

#266242

Leprechaun color link
Leprechaun

#366243

Hunter Green color link
Hunter Green

#355E3B

Greenstone color link
Greenstone

#246C46

Evening Sea color link
Evening Sea

#26604F

Parsley color link
Parsley

#305D35

Poker Green color link
Poker Green

#35654D

Pine color link
Pine

#2B5D34

Alfresco color link
Alfresco

#34664F

Camarone color link
Camarone

#206937

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2C6242
  • RGB44, 98, 66
  • CMYK21, 0, 13, 62
  • CSSrgb(44, 98, 66)
  • HSL144°, 38%, 28%
  • HSL Precise144.444°, 38.028%, 27.843%
  • HSV144°, 55%, 38%
  • HSB144°, 55%, 38%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.173
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.384
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • GLSLvec3(0.173, 0.384, 0.259)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.173, 0.384, 0.259, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.173, 0.384, 0.259)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB17.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB38.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
  • Color FamilySpring Green
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID2C6242
  • DECIMAL ID2908738
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01