HEX atlas value

#2BAB60

#2BAB60 is a cool green HEX color close to Medium Sea Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 43, 171, 96, HSL 145, 60%, 42%, has luminance 0.3048, and belongs to the earth tone and jewel tone groups.

green cool earth-tone jewel-tone

#2BAB60 Sample readable text

HEX #2BAB60

RGB rgb(43, 171, 96)

HSL hsl(145 60% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(75, 0, 44, 33)

Luminance 0.3048

Contrast Black 7.1:1White 2.96:1

CSS

--color-2bab60: #2BAB60;
.background-2bab60 { background-color: #2BAB60; }
.text-2bab60 { color: #2BAB60; }

Luminance0.3048

Black text7.1:1AA Pass

White text2.96:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#2BAB60","rgb":[43,171,96],"hsl":[145,60,42],"cmyk":[75,0,44,33],"luminance":0.3048,"contrast":{"black":7.1,"white":2.96}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":["#000000"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.1,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.96,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#5CD68F","hex":"#5CD68F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.47,"contrastWhite":1.83,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#13C35C","hex":"#13C35C","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.99,"contrastWhite":2.34,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Medium Sea Green","hex":"#3CB371","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.88,"contrastWhite":2.67,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#2BABA1","hex":"#2BABA1","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.44,"contrastWhite":2.82,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#186237","hex":"#186237","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.84,"contrastWhite":7.39,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","jewel tone","earth tone green","jewel tone green","Medium Sea Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","rich accent palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/2bab60.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/medium-sea-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sea-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/alexandrite.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#AB2B76","analogous":["#36AB2B","#2BABA1"],"triadic":["#602BAB","#AB602B"],"tetradic":["#2B36AB","#AB2B76","#ABA12B"],"splitComplementary":["#A12BAB","#AB2B36"],"monochromatic":["#5CD68F","#2BAB60","#186237"]}

Variants

{"light":"#5CD68F","dark":"#186237","saturated":"#13C35C","desaturated":"#429464","pastel":"#85D1A5","neon":"#00FF6A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"medium-sea-green","name":"Medium Sea Green","hex":"#3CB371","distance":25.337718918639855},{"slug":"sea-green","name":"Sea Green","hex":"#2E8B57","distance":33.37663853655727},{"slug":"alexandrite","name":"Alexandrite","hex":"#3D8B74","distance":41.80908992073375},{"slug":"jade","name":"Jade","hex":"#00A86B","distance":44.48595283907045},{"slug":"shamrock","name":"Shamrock","hex":"#009E60","distance":44.9221548904324}]

HEX meaning and use

About #2BAB60

#2BAB60 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone and jewel tone visual character. #2BAB60 is visually closest to Medium Sea Green, a named green color with HEX #3CB371.

The RGB channels are 43, 171, and 96, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 145deg with 60% saturation and 42% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.3048, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 25.34, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.1:1AA Pass

White text2.96:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #2BAB60 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.1:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.96:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#5CD68F#000000 text · best 11.47:1#5CD68F

#13C35C#000000 text · best 8.99:1#13C35C

Medium Sea Green#000000 text · best 7.88:1#3CB371

#2BABA1#000000 text · best 7.44:1#2BABA1

#186237#FFFFFF text · best 7.39:1#186237

Generated Palette

#2BAB60#2BAB60

#AB2B76#AB2B76

#36AB2B#36AB2B

#2BABA1#2BABA1

#5CD68F#5CD68F

#186237#186237

Color Harmonies

#AB2B76#AB2B76

#36AB2B#36AB2B

#2BABA1#2BABA1

#602BAB#602BAB

#AB602B#AB602B

Variants

#5CD68F#5CD68F

#186237#186237

#13C35C#13C35C

#429464#429464

#85D1A5#85D1A5

#00FF6A#00FF6A

Nearest Named Colors

Medium Sea Green#3CB371

Sea Green#2E8B57

Alexandrite#3D8B74

Jade#00A86B

Shamrock#009E60

#2BAB60

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #2BAB60

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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