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#2A8E41

#2a8e41 ≈ Forest Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#2a8e41 is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 55.69% green and 25.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.42% cyan, 0% magenta, 54.23% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 133.8°, with 54.35% saturation and 36.08% 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 5.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Forest Green (#228b22), ΔE 4.51.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#339933
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Relative luminance0.2022

Complementary

  1. #2a8e41
  2. #8e2a77

Split complementary

  1. #2a8e41
  2. #732a8e
  3. #8e2a45

Analogous

  1. #458e2a
  2. #2a8e41
  3. #2a8e73

Triadic

  1. #2a8e41
  2. #412a8e
  3. #8e412a

Tetradic

  1. #2a8e41
  2. #2a778e
  3. #8e2a77
  4. #8e412a

Square

  1. #2a8e41
  2. #2a458e
  3. #8e2a77
  4. #8e732a

Monochromatic

  1. #07180b
  2. #195326
  3. #2a8e41
  4. #3ec65e
  5. #79d88f

Shades

#2a8e41 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a8e41
  2. #26803b
  3. #227234
  4. #1d632e
  5. #195527
  6. #154721
  7. #11391a
  8. #0d2b14
  9. #081c0d
  10. #040e07
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a8e41 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a8e41
  2. #3f9954
  3. #55a567
  4. #6ab07a
  5. #7fbb8d
  6. #95c7a0
  7. #aad2b3
  8. #bfddc6
  9. #d4e8d9
  10. #eaf4ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a8e41 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a8e41
  2. #338d47
  3. #3b8b4e
  4. #448a54
  5. #4c885a
  6. #558761
  7. #5e8667
  8. #66846d
  9. #6f8373
  10. #77817a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #658469 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #90813a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #847947 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008b7c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #74873d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b8245 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #178c6a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a8e41 {
  color: #2a8e41;
}
Background
.bg-2a8e41 {
  background-color: #2a8e41;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2a8e41 {
  border: 2px solid #2a8e41;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a8e41;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 142 65;
  --color-primary-hsl: 134 54% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a8e41 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a8e41, #2a8e73);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a8e41 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 142 65 / 0.35);
}

#228b22 Forest Green ΔE 4.51 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 5.19 #138808 India Green ΔE 6.64 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 6.86 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 7.11 #008000 Green ΔE 8.17 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 8.80 #d571be Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Forest Green
#2a8e41  rgb(42, 142, 65)  hsl(134, 54%, 36%)  Forest Green
#8e2a77  rgb(142, 42, 119)  hsl(314, 54%, 36%)  Deep Plum
#412a8e  rgb(65, 42, 142)  hsl(254, 54%, 36%)  Dark Slate Blue
#8e412a  rgb(142, 65, 42)  hsl(14, 54%, 36%)  Chestnut