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#158B4E

#158b4e ≈ Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#158b4e is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.24% red, 54.51% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.89% cyan, 0% magenta, 43.88% yellow and 45.49% black. Its hue angle is 148.98°, with 73.75% saturation and 31.37% 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 corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sea Green (#2e8b57), ΔE 2.31.

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Web safe#009966
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Relative luminance0.1917

Complementary

  1. #158b4e
  2. #8b1552

Split complementary

  1. #158b4e
  2. #89158b
  3. #8b1517

Analogous

  1. #178b15
  2. #158b4e
  3. #158b89

Triadic

  1. #158b4e
  2. #4e158b
  3. #8b4e15

Tetradic

  1. #158b4e
  2. #15528b
  3. #8b1552
  4. #8b4e15

Square

  1. #158b4e
  2. #15178b
  3. #8b1552
  4. #8b8915

Monochromatic

  1. #03120a
  2. #0b4929
  3. #158b4e
  4. #1fcd73
  5. #54e59a

Shades

#158b4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #158b4e
  2. #137d46
  3. #116f3e
  4. #0f6137
  5. #0d532f
  6. #0b4627
  7. #08381f
  8. #062a17
  9. #041c10
  10. #020e08
  11. #000000

Tints

#158b4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #158b4e
  2. #2c9760
  3. #44a271
  4. #5bae83
  5. #73b995
  6. #8ac5a7
  7. #a1d1b8
  8. #b9dcca
  9. #d0e8dc
  10. #e8f3ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#158b4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #158b4e
  2. #208a53
  3. #2a8958
  4. #35885d
  5. #408762
  6. #4b8667
  7. #55846c
  8. #608371
  9. #6b8276
  10. #75817b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #60816a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8b7f4a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e7552 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00897c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e844b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #647f51 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008a6d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-158b4e {
  color: #158b4e;
}
Background
.bg-158b4e {
  background-color: #158b4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-158b4e {
  border: 2px solid #158b4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #158b4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 139 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 149 74% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-158b4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #158b4e, #158b89);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-158b4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 139 78 / 0.35);
}

#2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 2.31 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 6.51 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 7.78 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 9.27 #138808 India Green ΔE 9.58 #00a86b Jade ΔE 9.70 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 10.21 #ea74b1 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Sea Green
#158b4e  rgb(21, 139, 78)  hsl(149, 74%, 31%)  Sea Green
#8b1552  rgb(139, 21, 82)  hsl(329, 74%, 31%)  Pansy Purple
#4e158b  rgb(78, 21, 139)  hsl(269, 74%, 31%)  Indigo
#8b4e15  rgb(139, 78, 21)  hsl(29, 74%, 31%)  Saddle Brown