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#238E4A

#238e4a ≈ Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#238e4a is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 55.69% green and 29.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.35% cyan, 0% magenta, 47.89% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 141.87°, with 60.45% saturation and 34.71% 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 5.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sea Green (#2e8b57), ΔE 3.42.

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Relative luminance0.202

Complementary

  1. #238e4a
  2. #8e2367

Split complementary

  1. #238e4a
  2. #80238e
  3. #8e2332

Analogous

  1. #328e23
  2. #238e4a
  3. #238e80

Triadic

  1. #238e4a
  2. #4a238e
  3. #8e4a23

Tetradic

  1. #238e4a
  2. #23678e
  3. #8e2367
  4. #8e4a23

Square

  1. #238e4a
  2. #23328e
  3. #8e2367
  4. #8e8023

Monochromatic

  1. #05130a
  2. #14512a
  3. #238e4a
  4. #32cb6a
  5. #6fdb96

Shades

#238e4a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #238e4a
  2. #208043
  3. #1c723b
  4. #196334
  5. #15552c
  6. #124725
  7. #0e391e
  8. #0b2b16
  9. #071c0f
  10. #040e07
  11. #000000

Tints

#238e4a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #238e4a
  2. #39995c
  3. #4fa56e
  4. #65b080
  5. #7bbb92
  6. #91c7a5
  7. #a7d2b7
  8. #bdddc9
  9. #d3e8db
  10. #e9f4ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#238e4a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #238e4a
  2. #2c8d4f
  3. #368b55
  4. #3f8a5a
  5. #488860
  6. #528765
  7. #5b866a
  8. #648470
  9. #6d8375
  10. #77817b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #64846c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8f8245 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #82794f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008c7e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #738747 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #69824d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008d6d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-238e4a {
  color: #238e4a;
}
Background
.bg-238e4a {
  background-color: #238e4a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-238e4a {
  border: 2px solid #238e4a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #238e4a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 142 74;
  --color-primary-hsl: 142 60% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-238e4a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #238e4a, #238e80);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-238e4a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 142 74 / 0.35);
}

#2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 3.42 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 5.99 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 6.36 #138808 India Green ΔE 8.37 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 8.67 #00a86b Jade ΔE 9.10 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 9.37 #dc71b5 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Sea Green
#238e4a  rgb(35, 142, 74)  hsl(142, 60%, 35%)  Sea Green
#8e2367  rgb(142, 35, 103)  hsl(322, 60%, 35%)  Boysenberry
#4a238e  rgb(74, 35, 142)  hsl(262, 60%, 35%)  Indigo
#8e4a23  rgb(142, 74, 35)  hsl(22, 60%, 35%)  Saddle Brown