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#278D52

#278d52 ≈ Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#278d52 is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.29% red, 55.29% green and 32.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.34% cyan, 0% magenta, 41.84% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 145.29°, with 56.67% saturation and 35.29% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sea Green (#2e8b57), ΔE 1.62.

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Relative luminance0.2009

Complementary

  1. #278d52
  2. #8d2762

Split complementary

  1. #278d52
  2. #85278d
  3. #8d272f

Analogous

  1. #2f8d27
  2. #278d52
  3. #278d85

Triadic

  1. #278d52
  2. #52278d
  3. #8d5227

Tetradic

  1. #278d52
  2. #27628d
  3. #8d2762
  4. #8d5227

Square

  1. #278d52
  2. #272f8d
  3. #8d2762
  4. #8d8527

Monochromatic

  1. #06150c
  2. #16512f
  3. #278d52
  4. #38c875
  5. #74d99f

Shades

#278d52 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #278d52
  2. #237f4a
  3. #1f7142
  4. #1b6339
  5. #175531
  6. #144729
  7. #103821
  8. #0c2a19
  9. #081c10
  10. #040e08
  11. #000000

Tints

#278d52 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #278d52
  2. #3d9863
  3. #52a475
  4. #68af86
  5. #7dbb97
  6. #93c6a9
  7. #a9d1ba
  8. #beddcb
  9. #d4e8dc
  10. #e9f4ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#278d52 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #278d52
  2. #308c57
  3. #398a5b
  4. #428960
  5. #4b8864
  6. #548769
  7. #5c856e
  8. #658472
  9. #6e8377
  10. #77817b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #64836d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8d814e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #807856 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008b7e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #728650 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #688154 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #078c6f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-278d52 {
  color: #278d52;
}
Background
.bg-278d52 {
  background-color: #278d52;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-278d52 {
  border: 2px solid #278d52;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #278d52;
  --color-primary-rgb: 39 141 82;
  --color-primary-hsl: 145 57% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-278d52 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #278d52, #278d85);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-278d52 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(39 141 82 / 0.35);
}

#2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 1.62 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 5.79 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 8.08 #00a86b Jade ΔE 8.91 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 9.23 #138808 India Green ΔE 10.02 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 10.45 #d872ad Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Sea Green
#278d52  rgb(39, 141, 82)  hsl(145, 57%, 35%)  Sea Green
#8d2762  rgb(141, 39, 98)  hsl(325, 57%, 35%)  Boysenberry
#52278d  rgb(82, 39, 141)  hsl(265, 57%, 35%)  Rebecca Purple
#8d5227  rgb(141, 82, 39)  hsl(25, 57%, 35%)  Saddle Brown