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#2B8B60

#2b8b60 ≈ Sea Green

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#2b8b60 is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 54.51% green and 37.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.06% cyan, 0% magenta, 30.94% yellow and 45.49% black. Its hue angle is 153.13°, with 52.75% saturation and 35.69% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sea Green (#2e8b57), ΔE 2.42.

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Web safe#339966
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Relative luminance0.1982

Complementary

  1. #2b8b60
  2. #8b2b56

Split complementary

  1. #2b8b60
  2. #8b2b86
  3. #8b302b

Analogous

  1. #2b8b30
  2. #2b8b60
  3. #2b868b

Triadic

  1. #2b8b60
  2. #602b8b
  3. #8b602b

Tetradic

  1. #2b8b60
  2. #2b568b
  3. #8b2b56
  4. #8b602b

Square

  1. #2b8b60
  2. #302b8b
  3. #8b2b56
  4. #868b2b

Monochromatic

  1. #07160f
  2. #195138
  3. #2b8b60
  4. #3fc488
  5. #79d6ac

Shades

#2b8b60 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b8b60
  2. #277d56
  3. #226f4d
  4. #1e6143
  5. #1a533a
  6. #164630
  7. #113826
  8. #0d2a1d
  9. #091c13
  10. #040e0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b8b60 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b8b60
  2. #409770
  3. #55a280
  4. #6bae90
  5. #80b9a0
  6. #95c5b0
  7. #aad1bf
  8. #bfdccf
  9. #d5e8df
  10. #eaf3ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b8b60 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b8b60
  2. #348a63
  3. #3c8966
  4. #45886a
  5. #4d876d
  6. #568670
  7. #5e8473
  8. #678376
  9. #6f827a
  10. #78817d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #648271 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #89805d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d7763 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008a80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #70855e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #668062 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0b8b74 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2b8b60 {
  color: #2b8b60;
}
Background
.bg-2b8b60 {
  background-color: #2b8b60;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2b8b60 {
  border: 2px solid #2b8b60;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b8b60;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 139 96;
  --color-primary-hsl: 153 53% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b8b60 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b8b60, #2b868b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b8b60 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 139 96 / 0.35);
}

#2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 2.42 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 7.10 #40826d Viridian ΔE 7.14 #00a86b Jade ΔE 9.70 #00755e Tropical Rain Forest ΔE 9.85 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 10.12 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 11.07 #d4749f Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Sea Green
#2b8b60  rgb(43, 139, 96)  hsl(153, 53%, 36%)  Sea Green
#8b2b56  rgb(139, 43, 86)  hsl(333, 53%, 36%)  Boysenberry
#602b8b  rgb(96, 43, 139)  hsl(273, 53%, 36%)  Rebecca Purple
#8b602b  rgb(139, 96, 43)  hsl(33, 53%, 36%)  Golden Brown