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#2A8B4E

#2a8b4e ≈ Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#2a8b4e is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 54.51% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 43.88% yellow and 45.49% black. Its hue angle is 142.27°, with 53.59% saturation and 35.49% 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 4.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sea Green (#2e8b57), ΔE 2.06.

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Web safe#339966
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Relative luminance0.1951

Complementary

  1. #2a8b4e
  2. #8b2a67

Split complementary

  1. #2a8b4e
  2. #7f2a8b
  3. #8b2a36

Analogous

  1. #368b2a
  2. #2a8b4e
  3. #2a8b7f

Triadic

  1. #2a8b4e
  2. #4e2a8b
  3. #8b4e2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a8b4e
  2. #2a678b
  3. #8b2a67
  4. #8b4e2a

Square

  1. #2a8b4e
  2. #2a368b
  3. #8b2a67
  4. #8b7f2a

Monochromatic

  1. #06160c
  2. #18502d
  3. #2a8b4e
  4. #3dc46f
  5. #78d69b

Shades

#2a8b4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a8b4e
  2. #267d46
  3. #226f3e
  4. #1d6137
  5. #19532f
  6. #154627
  7. #11381f
  8. #0d2a17
  9. #081c10
  10. #040e08
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a8b4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a8b4e
  2. #3f9760
  3. #55a271
  4. #6aae83
  5. #7fb995
  6. #95c5a7
  7. #aad1b8
  8. #bfdcca
  9. #d4e8dc
  10. #eaf3ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a8b4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a8b4e
  2. #338a53
  3. #3b8958
  4. #44885d
  5. #4c8762
  6. #558667
  7. #5e846c
  8. #668371
  9. #6f8276
  10. #77817b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #64816b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8b7f4a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f7752 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00897c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #71844b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #687f51 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #138a6d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a8b4e {
  color: #2a8b4e;
}
Background
.bg-2a8b4e {
  background-color: #2a8b4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2a8b4e {
  border: 2px solid #2a8b4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a8b4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 139 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 142 54% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a8b4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a8b4e, #2a8b7f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a8b4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 139 78 / 0.35);
}

#2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 2.06 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 6.63 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 7.39 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 8.44 #138808 India Green ΔE 9.29 #00a86b Jade ΔE 9.75 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 9.91 #d574b1 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Sea Green
#2a8b4e  rgb(42, 139, 78)  hsl(142, 54%, 35%)  Sea Green
#8b2a67  rgb(139, 42, 103)  hsl(322, 54%, 35%)  Boysenberry
#4e2a8b  rgb(78, 42, 139)  hsl(262, 54%, 35%)  Rebecca Purple
#8b4e2a  rgb(139, 78, 42)  hsl(22, 54%, 35%)  Russet