2EA72E

#2EA72E closest to Hanging Gardens of Babylon

#2EA72E is a medium, vivid green; the closest named color is Hanging Gardens of Babylon. In the RGB color model it is made of 18.0% red, 65.5% green and 18.0% blue (rgb(46, 167, 46)). Its HSL value is 120° hue, 57% saturation and 42% lightness, and in CMYK it is 72% cyan, 0% magenta, 72% yellow and 35% black. #2EA72E is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.68:1.

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Variations of #2EA72E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#2EA72E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#2EA72E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #2EA72E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 73% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9D8E3A
  • Protanopia 73% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AB971A
  • Protanomaly 79% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #969A26
  • Deuteranopia 73% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9D8E3A
  • Deuteranomaly 81% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #889736
  • Tritanopia 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00A28F
  • Tritanomaly 87% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #1AA569
  • Achromatopsia 62% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #919191
  • Achromatomaly 70% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #819781

#2EA72E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.14:1 Poor#2EA72E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.68:1 Good#2EA72E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#2EA72E in CSS

/* Hanging Gardens of Babylon */
.color { color: #2EA72E; }
.background { background-color: #2EA72E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #2EA72E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(46 167 46);
color: hsl(120 57% 42%);
color: oklch(0.639 0.190 142.9);

#2EA72E FAQ

What color is #2EA72E?

#2EA72E is a medium, vivid green. Its closest named color is Hanging Gardens of Babylon. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #2EA72E?

#2EA72E is rgb(46, 167, 46) in RGB, hsl(120, 57%, 42%) in HSL and cmyk(72%, 0%, 72%, 35%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #2EA72E?

The complementary color of #2EA72E is #A72EA7, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #2EA72E?

Black text has the best contrast on #2EA72E: 6.68:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #2EA72E a warm or cool color?

#2EA72E is a cool color.