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#157E2B

#157e2b ≈ Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#157e2b is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.24% red, 49.41% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.33% cyan, 0% magenta, 65.87% yellow and 50.59% black. Its hue angle is 132.57°, with 71.43% saturation and 28.82% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Green (#008000), ΔE 4.39.

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Web safe#006633
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Relative luminance0.1526

Complementary

  1. #157e2b
  2. #7e1568

Split complementary

  1. #157e2b
  2. #5f157e
  3. #7e1533

Analogous

  1. #337e15
  2. #157e2b
  3. #157e5f

Triadic

  1. #157e2b
  2. #2b157e
  3. #7e2b15

Tetradic

  1. #157e2b
  2. #15687e
  3. #7e1568
  4. #7e2b15

Square

  1. #157e2b
  2. #15337e
  3. #7e1568
  4. #7e5f15

Monochromatic

  1. #031106
  2. #0a3c15
  3. #157e2b
  4. #20c041
  5. #4be16a

Shades

#157e2b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #157e2b
  2. #137127
  3. #116522
  4. #0f581e
  5. #0d4c1a
  6. #0b3f16
  7. #083211
  8. #06260d
  9. #041909
  10. #020d04
  11. #000000

Tints

#157e2b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #157e2b
  2. #2c8b40
  3. #449855
  4. #5ba56b
  5. #73b280
  6. #8abf95
  7. #a1cbaa
  8. #b9d8bf
  9. #d0e5d5
  10. #e8f2ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#157e2b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #157e2b
  2. #207e34
  3. #2a7e3c
  4. #357f45
  5. #407f4d
  6. #4b7f56
  7. #557f5e
  8. #607f67
  9. #6b806f
  10. #758078
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #57745a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #807221 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #756a32 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007b6d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #667725 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5d7230 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007c59 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-157e2b {
  color: #157e2b;
}
Background
.bg-157e2b {
  background-color: #157e2b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-157e2b {
  border: 2px solid #157e2b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #157e2b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 126 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 133 71% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-157e2b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #157e2b, #157e5f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-157e2b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 126 43 / 0.35);
}

#008000 Green ΔE 4.39 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 5.42 #138808 India Green ΔE 5.63 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 7.08 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 7.61 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 8.04 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 8.52 #ea81d4 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Green
#157e2b  rgb(21, 126, 43)  hsl(133, 71%, 29%)  Green
#7e1568  rgb(126, 21, 104)  hsl(313, 71%, 29%)  Byzantium
#2b157e  rgb(43, 21, 126)  hsl(253, 71%, 29%)  Persian Indigo
#7e2b15  rgb(126, 43, 21)  hsl(13, 71%, 29%)  Kobe