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#2AE159

#2ae159 ≈ Malachite

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#2ae159 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 88.24% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.33% cyan, 0% magenta, 60.44% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 135.41°, with 75.31% saturation and 52.35% 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 12.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Malachite (#0bda51), ΔE 1.8.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.5506

Complementary

  1. #2ae159
  2. #e12ab2

Split complementary

  1. #2ae159
  2. #b42ae1
  3. #e12a56

Analogous

  1. #56e12a
  2. #2ae159
  3. #2ae1b4

Triadic

  1. #2ae159
  2. #592ae1
  3. #e1592a

Tetradic

  1. #2ae159
  2. #2ab2e1
  3. #e12ab2
  4. #e1592a

Square

  1. #2ae159
  2. #2a56e1
  3. #e12ab2
  4. #e1b42a

Monochromatic

  1. #0e6424
  2. #18a73c
  3. #2ae159
  4. #6dea8d
  5. #b0f4c2

Shades

#2ae159 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2ae159
  2. #26cb50
  3. #22b447
  4. #1d9e3e
  5. #198735
  6. #15712d
  7. #115a24
  8. #0d441b
  9. #082d12
  10. #041709
  11. #000000

Tints

#2ae159 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2ae159
  2. #3fe46a
  3. #55e77a
  4. #6aea8b
  5. #7fed9b
  6. #95f0ac
  7. #aaf3bd
  8. #bff6cd
  9. #d4f9de
  10. #eafcee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2ae159 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2ae159
  2. #33d75d
  3. #3bce61
  4. #44c465
  5. #4cba69
  6. #55b16d
  7. #5ea770
  8. #669d74
  9. #6f9378
  10. #778a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ed0a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4cc4a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0be65 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00dcc4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7d550 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8cd60 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00dea4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2ae159 {
  color: #2ae159;
}
Background
.bg-2ae159 {
  background-color: #2ae159;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2ae159 {
  border: 2px solid #2ae159;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2ae159;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 225 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 135 75% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2ae159 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2ae159, #2ae1b4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2ae159 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 225 89 / 0.35);
}

#0bda51 Malachite ΔE 1.80 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 5.51 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 5.59 #00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 6.95 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 8.44 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 8.80 #00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 8.85 #d51ea6 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Malachite
#2ae159  rgb(42, 225, 89)  hsl(135, 75%, 52%)  Malachite
#e12ab2  rgb(225, 42, 178)  hsl(315, 75%, 52%)  Shocking Pink
#592ae1  rgb(89, 42, 225)  hsl(255, 75%, 52%)  Han Purple
#e1592a  rgb(225, 89, 42)  hsl(15, 75%, 52%)  Flame