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#279255

#279255 ≈ Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#279255 is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.29% red, 57.25% green and 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.29% cyan, 0% magenta, 41.78% yellow and 42.75% black. Its hue angle is 145.79°, with 57.84% saturation and 36.27% 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 5.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sea Green (#2e8b57), ΔE 2.86.

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Relative luminance0.2164

Complementary

  1. #279255
  2. #922764

Split complementary

  1. #279255
  2. #8a2792
  3. #92272f

Analogous

  1. #2f9227
  2. #279255
  3. #27928a

Triadic

  1. #279255
  2. #552792
  3. #925527

Tetradic

  1. #279255
  2. #276492
  3. #922764
  4. #925527

Square

  1. #279255
  2. #272f92
  3. #922764
  4. #928a27

Monochromatic

  1. #07190f
  2. #175632
  3. #279255
  4. #3bcb79
  5. #77dba2

Shades

#279255 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #279255
  2. #23834d
  3. #1f7544
  4. #1b663c
  5. #175833
  6. #14492b
  7. #103a22
  8. #0c2c1a
  9. #081d11
  10. #040f09
  11. #000000

Tints

#279255 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #279255
  2. #3d9d66
  3. #52a877
  4. #68b388
  5. #7dbe99
  6. #93c9aa
  7. #a9d3bb
  8. #bedecc
  9. #d4e9dd
  10. #e9f4ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#279255 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #279255
  2. #309059
  3. #398e5e
  4. #428d62
  5. #4b8b66
  6. #54896b
  7. #5c876f
  8. #658573
  9. #6e8477
  10. #77827c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #688871 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #928651 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #857c59 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009083 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #768b52 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c8657 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #019173 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-279255 {
  color: #279255;
}
Background
.bg-279255 {
  background-color: #279255;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-279255 {
  border: 2px solid #279255;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #279255;
  --color-primary-rgb: 39 146 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 146 58% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-279255 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #279255, #27928a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-279255 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(39 146 85 / 0.35);
}

#2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 2.86 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 4.16 #00a86b Jade ΔE 7.26 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 8.34 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 10.38 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 10.39 #138808 India Green ΔE 10.43 #d86daa Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Sea Green
#279255  rgb(39, 146, 85)  hsl(146, 58%, 36%)  Sea Green
#922764  rgb(146, 39, 100)  hsl(326, 58%, 36%)  Boysenberry
#552792  rgb(85, 39, 146)  hsl(266, 58%, 36%)  Rebecca Purple
#925527  rgb(146, 85, 39)  hsl(26, 58%, 36%)  Saddle Brown