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#048A4E

#048a4e ≈ Sea Green

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#048a4e is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 54.12% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.1% cyan, 0% magenta, 43.48% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 153.13°, with 94.37% saturation and 27.84% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and luxury branding. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sea Green (#2e8b57), ΔE 2.57.

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Web safe#009966
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Relative luminance0.1875

Complementary

  1. #048a4e
  2. #8a0440

Split complementary

  1. #048a4e
  2. #8a0483
  3. #8a0b04

Analogous

  1. #048a0b
  2. #048a4e
  3. #04838a

Triadic

  1. #048a4e
  2. #4e048a
  3. #8a4e04

Tetradic

  1. #048a4e
  2. #04408a
  3. #8a0440
  4. #8a4e04

Square

  1. #048a4e
  2. #0b048a
  3. #8a0440
  4. #838a04

Monochromatic

  1. #01140b
  2. #024024
  3. #048a4e
  4. #06d478
  5. #2ef99e

Shades

#048a4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #048a4e
  2. #047c46
  3. #036e3e
  4. #036137
  5. #02532f
  6. #024527
  7. #02371f
  8. #012917
  9. #011c10
  10. #000e08
  11. #000000

Tints

#048a4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #048a4e
  2. #1d9660
  3. #36a171
  4. #4fad83
  5. #68b995
  6. #82c5a7
  7. #9bd0b8
  8. #b4dcca
  9. #cde8dc
  10. #e6f3ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#048a4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #048a4e
  2. #108953
  3. #1d8858
  4. #29875d
  5. #368662
  6. #428567
  7. #4e846c
  8. #5b8371
  9. #678276
  10. #74817b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e806a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #897e4a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c7452 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00887b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d834b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #627d51 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00896c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-048a4e {
  color: #048a4e;
}
Background
.bg-048a4e {
  background-color: #048a4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-048a4e {
  border: 2px solid #048a4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #048a4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 138 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 153 94% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-048a4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #048a4e, #04838a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-048a4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 138 78 / 0.35);
}

#2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 2.57 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 6.87 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 8.16 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 9.46 #138808 India Green ΔE 9.86 #00a86b Jade ΔE 10.05 #008000 Green ΔE 10.39 #fb75b1 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Sea Green
#048a4e  rgb(4, 138, 78)  hsl(153, 94%, 28%)  Sea Green
#8a0440  rgb(138, 4, 64)  hsl(333, 94%, 28%)  Claret
#4e048a  rgb(78, 4, 138)  hsl(273, 94%, 28%)  Indigo
#8a4e04  rgb(138, 78, 4)  hsl(33, 94%, 28%)  Saddle Brown