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#178A4E

#178a4e ≈ Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#178a4e is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 54.12% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.33% cyan, 0% magenta, 43.48% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 148.7°, with 71.43% saturation and 31.57% 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 4.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sea Green (#2e8b57), ΔE 2.22.

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Web safe#009966
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Relative luminance0.1891

Complementary

  1. #178a4e
  2. #8a1753

Split complementary

  1. #178a4e
  2. #88178a
  3. #8a1719

Analogous

  1. #198a17
  2. #178a4e
  3. #178a88

Triadic

  1. #178a4e
  2. #4e178a
  3. #8a4e17

Tetradic

  1. #178a4e
  2. #17538a
  3. #8a1753
  4. #8a4e17

Square

  1. #178a4e
  2. #17198a
  3. #8a1753
  4. #8a8817

Monochromatic

  1. #03110a
  2. #0c4829
  3. #178a4e
  4. #22cc73
  5. #57e39a

Shades

#178a4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #178a4e
  2. #157c46
  3. #126e3e
  4. #106137
  5. #0e532f
  6. #0c4527
  7. #09371f
  8. #072917
  9. #051c10
  10. #020e08
  11. #000000

Tints

#178a4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #178a4e
  2. #2e9660
  3. #45a171
  4. #5dad83
  5. #74b995
  6. #8bc5a7
  7. #a2d0b8
  8. #b9dcca
  9. #d1e8dc
  10. #e8f3ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#178a4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #178a4e
  2. #228953
  3. #2c8858
  4. #37875d
  5. #418662
  6. #4c8567
  7. #56846c
  8. #618371
  9. #6b8276
  10. #76817b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #60806a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8a7e4a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d7552 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00887b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e834b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #647e51 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00896c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-178a4e {
  color: #178a4e;
}
Background
.bg-178a4e {
  background-color: #178a4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-178a4e {
  border: 2px solid #178a4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #178a4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 138 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 149 71% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-178a4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #178a4e, #178a88);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-178a4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 138 78 / 0.35);
}

#2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 2.22 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 6.84 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 7.91 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 9.02 #138808 India Green ΔE 9.67 #00a86b Jade ΔE 10.02 #008000 Green ΔE 10.27 #e875b1 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Sea Green
#178a4e  rgb(23, 138, 78)  hsl(149, 71%, 32%)  Sea Green
#8a1753  rgb(138, 23, 83)  hsl(329, 71%, 32%)  Pansy Purple
#4e178a  rgb(78, 23, 138)  hsl(269, 71%, 32%)  Indigo
#8a4e17  rgb(138, 78, 23)  hsl(29, 71%, 32%)  Saddle Brown