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#288B59

#288b59 ≈ Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#288b59 is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 54.51% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.22% cyan, 0% magenta, 35.97% yellow and 45.49% black. Its hue angle is 149.7°, with 55.31% saturation and 35.1% 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 4.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sea Green (#2e8b57), ΔE 0.79.

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Relative luminance0.1964

Complementary

  1. #288b59
  2. #8b285a

Split complementary

  1. #288b59
  2. #8b288b
  3. #8b2828

Analogous

  1. #288b28
  2. #288b59
  3. #288b8b

Triadic

  1. #288b59
  2. #59288b
  3. #8b5928

Tetradic

  1. #288b59
  2. #285a8b
  3. #8b285a
  4. #8b5928

Square

  1. #288b59
  2. #28288b
  3. #8b285a
  4. #8b8b28

Monochromatic

  1. #06140d
  2. #175033
  3. #288b59
  4. #39c67f
  5. #75d7a6

Shades

#288b59 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #288b59
  2. #247d50
  3. #206f47
  4. #1c613e
  5. #185335
  6. #14462d
  7. #103824
  8. #0c2a1b
  9. #081c12
  10. #040e09
  11. #000000

Tints

#288b59 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #288b59
  2. #3e976a
  3. #53a27a
  4. #69ae8b
  5. #7eb99b
  6. #94c5ac
  7. #a9d1bd
  8. #bfdccd
  9. #d4e8de
  10. #eaf3ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#288b59 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #288b59
  2. #318a5d
  3. #3a8961
  4. #428865
  5. #4b8769
  6. #54866d
  7. #5d8470
  8. #668374
  9. #6e8278
  10. #77817c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #64816f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8a8056 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e775c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008a7e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #708457 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #667f5b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #068a71 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-288b59 {
  color: #288b59;
}
Background
.bg-288b59 {
  background-color: #288b59;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-288b59 {
  border: 2px solid #288b59;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #288b59;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 139 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 150 55% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-288b59 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #288b59, #288b8b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-288b59 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 139 89 / 0.35);
}

#2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 0.79 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 6.53 #40826d Viridian ΔE 8.70 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 9.37 #00a86b Jade ΔE 9.46 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 9.98 #00755e Tropical Rain Forest ΔE 10.84 #d774a6 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Sea Green
#288b59  rgb(40, 139, 89)  hsl(150, 55%, 35%)  Sea Green
#8b285a  rgb(139, 40, 90)  hsl(330, 55%, 35%)  Boysenberry
#59288b  rgb(89, 40, 139)  hsl(270, 55%, 35%)  Rebecca Purple
#8b5928  rgb(139, 89, 40)  hsl(30, 55%, 35%)  Russet