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#2B8E4E

#2b8e4e ≈ Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#2b8e4e is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 55.69% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.72% cyan, 0% magenta, 45.07% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 141.21°, with 53.51% saturation and 36.27% 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 5.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sea Green (#2e8b57), ΔE 2.71.

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Web safe#339966
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Relative luminance0.2041

Complementary

  1. #2b8e4e
  2. #8e2b6b

Split complementary

  1. #2b8e4e
  2. #7f2b8e
  3. #8e2b39

Analogous

  1. #398e2b
  2. #2b8e4e
  3. #2b8e7f

Triadic

  1. #2b8e4e
  2. #4e2b8e
  3. #8e4e2b

Tetradic

  1. #2b8e4e
  2. #2b6b8e
  3. #8e2b6b
  4. #8e4e2b

Square

  1. #2b8e4e
  2. #2b398e
  3. #8e2b6b
  4. #8e7f2b

Monochromatic

  1. #07190d
  2. #19532e
  3. #2b8e4e
  4. #40c56f
  5. #7bd79c

Shades

#2b8e4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b8e4e
  2. #278046
  3. #22723e
  4. #1e6337
  5. #1a552f
  6. #164727
  7. #11391f
  8. #0d2b17
  9. #091c10
  10. #040e08
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b8e4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b8e4e
  2. #409960
  3. #55a571
  4. #6bb083
  5. #80bb95
  6. #95c7a7
  7. #aad2b8
  8. #bfddca
  9. #d5e8dc
  10. #eaf4ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b8e4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b8e4e
  2. #348d53
  3. #3c8b58
  4. #458a5d
  5. #4d8862
  6. #568767
  7. #5e866c
  8. #678471
  9. #6f8376
  10. #78817b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #66846d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8f8249 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #827952 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008c7e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #74874b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a8251 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #148d6e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2b8e4e {
  color: #2b8e4e;
}
Background
.bg-2b8e4e {
  background-color: #2b8e4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2b8e4e {
  border: 2px solid #2b8e4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b8e4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 142 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 141 54% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b8e4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b8e4e, #2b8e7f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b8e4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 142 78 / 0.35);
}

#2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 2.71 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 5.79 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 7.04 #00a86b Jade ΔE 8.88 #138808 India Green ΔE 9.07 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 9.14 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 9.38 #d471b1 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Sea Green
#2b8e4e  rgb(43, 142, 78)  hsl(141, 54%, 36%)  Sea Green
#8e2b6b  rgb(142, 43, 107)  hsl(321, 54%, 36%)  Boysenberry
#4e2b8e  rgb(78, 43, 142)  hsl(261, 54%, 36%)  Rebecca Purple
#8e4e2b  rgb(142, 78, 43)  hsl(21, 54%, 36%)  Sienna