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#2A8A4E

#2a8a4e ≈ Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#2a8a4e is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 54.12% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 43.48% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 142.5°, with 53.33% 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 4.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sea Green (#2e8b57), ΔE 1.95.

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Web safe#339966
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Relative luminance0.1922

Complementary

  1. #2a8a4e
  2. #8a2a66

Split complementary

  1. #2a8a4e
  2. #7e2a8a
  3. #8a2a36

Analogous

  1. #368a2a
  2. #2a8a4e
  3. #2a8a7e

Triadic

  1. #2a8a4e
  2. #4e2a8a
  3. #8a4e2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a8a4e
  2. #2a668a
  3. #8a2a66
  4. #8a4e2a

Square

  1. #2a8a4e
  2. #2a368a
  3. #8a2a66
  4. #8a7e2a

Monochromatic

  1. #06150c
  2. #184f2d
  3. #2a8a4e
  4. #3dc46f
  5. #77d69b

Shades

#2a8a4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a8a4e
  2. #267c46
  3. #226e3e
  4. #1d6137
  5. #19532f
  6. #154527
  7. #11371f
  8. #0d2917
  9. #081c10
  10. #040e08
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a8a4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a8a4e
  2. #3f9660
  3. #55a171
  4. #6aad83
  5. #7fb995
  6. #95c5a7
  7. #aad0b8
  8. #bfdcca
  9. #d4e8dc
  10. #eaf3ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a8a4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a8a4e
  2. #338953
  3. #3b8858
  4. #44875d
  5. #4c8662
  6. #558567
  7. #5e846c
  8. #668371
  9. #6f8276
  10. #77817b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #63806b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8a7e4a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e7652 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00887b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #70834b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #677e50 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #14896c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a8a4e {
  color: #2a8a4e;
}
Background
.bg-2a8a4e {
  background-color: #2a8a4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2a8a4e {
  border: 2px solid #2a8a4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a8a4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 138 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 143 53% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a8a4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a8a4e, #2a8a7e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a8a4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 138 78 / 0.35);
}

#2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 1.95 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 6.94 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 7.54 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 8.21 #138808 India Green ΔE 9.39 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 9.92 #00a86b Jade ΔE 10.06 #d575b1 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Sea Green
#2a8a4e  rgb(42, 138, 78)  hsl(143, 53%, 35%)  Sea Green
#8a2a66  rgb(138, 42, 102)  hsl(323, 53%, 35%)  Boysenberry
#4e2a8a  rgb(78, 42, 138)  hsl(263, 53%, 35%)  Rebecca Purple
#8a4e2a  rgb(138, 78, 42)  hsl(23, 53%, 35%)  Russet