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#2AE259

#2ae259 ≈ Malachite

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#2ae259 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 88.63% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.42% cyan, 0% magenta, 60.62% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 135.33°, with 76.03% saturation and 52.55% 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 12.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Malachite (#0bda51), ΔE 2.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.5561

Complementary

  1. #2ae259
  2. #e22ab3

Split complementary

  1. #2ae259
  2. #b52ae2
  3. #e22a57

Analogous

  1. #57e22a
  2. #2ae259
  3. #2ae2b5

Triadic

  1. #2ae259
  2. #592ae2
  3. #e2592a

Tetradic

  1. #2ae259
  2. #2ab3e2
  3. #e22ab3
  4. #e2592a

Square

  1. #2ae259
  2. #2a57e2
  3. #e22ab3
  4. #e2b52a

Monochromatic

  1. #0e6524
  2. #17a93c
  3. #2ae259
  4. #6deb8d
  5. #b1f4c2

Shades

#2ae259 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2ae259
  2. #26cb50
  3. #22b547
  4. #1d9e3e
  5. #198835
  6. #15712d
  7. #115a24
  8. #0d441b
  9. #082d12
  10. #041709
  11. #000000

Tints

#2ae259 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2ae259
  2. #3fe56a
  3. #55e87a
  4. #6aeb8b
  5. #7fee9b
  6. #95f1ac
  7. #aaf3bd
  8. #bff6cd
  9. #d4f9de
  10. #eafcee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2ae259 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2ae259
  2. #33d85d
  3. #3bce61
  4. #44c565
  5. #4cbb69
  6. #55b16d
  7. #5ea770
  8. #669d74
  9. #6f9478
  10. #778a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ed1a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e5cd4a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1bf65 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00ddc5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8d650 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8ce60 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00dfa4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2ae259 {
  color: #2ae259;
}
Background
.bg-2ae259 {
  background-color: #2ae259;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2ae259 {
  border: 2px solid #2ae259;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2ae259;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 226 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 135 76% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2ae259 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2ae259, #2ae2b5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2ae259 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 226 89 / 0.35);
}

#0bda51 Malachite ΔE 2.00 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 5.56 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 5.75 #00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 6.77 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 8.38 #00ff00 Lime ΔE 8.74 #00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 8.77 #d51da6 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Malachite
#2ae259  rgb(42, 226, 89)  hsl(135, 76%, 53%)  Malachite
#e22ab3  rgb(226, 42, 179)  hsl(315, 76%, 53%)  Shocking Pink
#592ae2  rgb(89, 42, 226)  hsl(255, 76%, 53%)  Han Purple
#e2592a  rgb(226, 89, 42)  hsl(15, 76%, 53%)  Flame