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#248A4E

#248a4e ≈ Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#248a4e is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.12% red, 54.12% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.91% cyan, 0% magenta, 43.48% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 144.71°, with 58.62% saturation and 34.12% 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 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sea Green (#2e8b57), ΔE 1.97.

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Web safe#339966
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Relative luminance0.191

Complementary

  1. #248a4e
  2. #8a2460

Split complementary

  1. #248a4e
  2. #81248a
  3. #8a242d

Analogous

  1. #2d8a24
  2. #248a4e
  3. #248a81

Triadic

  1. #248a4e
  2. #4e248a
  3. #8a4e24

Tetradic

  1. #248a4e
  2. #24608a
  3. #8a2460
  4. #8a4e24

Square

  1. #248a4e
  2. #242d8a
  3. #8a2460
  4. #8a8124

Monochromatic

  1. #041109
  2. #144d2c
  3. #248a4e
  4. #34c770
  5. #6ed99a

Shades

#248a4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #248a4e
  2. #207c46
  3. #1d6e3e
  4. #196137
  5. #16532f
  6. #124527
  7. #0e371f
  8. #0b2917
  9. #071c10
  10. #040e08
  11. #000000

Tints

#248a4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #248a4e
  2. #3a9660
  3. #50a171
  4. #66ad83
  5. #7cb995
  6. #92c5a7
  7. #a7d0b8
  8. #bddcca
  9. #d3e8dc
  10. #e9f3ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#248a4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #248a4e
  2. #2d8953
  3. #368858
  4. #40875d
  5. #498662
  6. #528567
  7. #5b846c
  8. #648371
  9. #6e8276
  10. #77817b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #62806a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8a7e4a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e7552 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00887b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f834b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #667e50 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #02896c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-248a4e {
  color: #248a4e;
}
Background
.bg-248a4e {
  background-color: #248a4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-248a4e {
  border: 2px solid #248a4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #248a4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 138 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 145 59% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-248a4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #248a4e, #248a81);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-248a4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 138 78 / 0.35);
}

#2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 1.97 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 6.87 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 7.66 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 8.51 #138808 India Green ΔE 9.48 #00a86b Jade ΔE 10.03 #008000 Green ΔE 10.16 #db75b1 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Sea Green
#248a4e  rgb(36, 138, 78)  hsl(145, 59%, 34%)  Sea Green
#8a2460  rgb(138, 36, 96)  hsl(325, 59%, 34%)  Boysenberry
#4e248a  rgb(78, 36, 138)  hsl(265, 59%, 34%)  Indigo
#8a4e24  rgb(138, 78, 36)  hsl(25, 59%, 34%)  Russet