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#2B9555

#2b9555 ≈ Shamrock Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#2b9555 is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 58.43% green and 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.14% cyan, 0% magenta, 42.95% yellow and 41.57% black. Its hue angle is 143.77°, with 55.21% saturation and 37.65% 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 5.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shamrock Green (#009e60), ΔE 3.52.

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Relative luminance0.2266

Complementary

  1. #2b9555
  2. #952b6b

Split complementary

  1. #2b9555
  2. #8a2b95
  3. #952b36

Analogous

  1. #36952b
  2. #2b9555
  3. #2b958a

Triadic

  1. #2b9555
  2. #552b95
  3. #95552b

Tetradic

  1. #2b9555
  2. #2b6b95
  3. #952b6b
  4. #95552b

Square

  1. #2b9555
  2. #2b3695
  3. #952b6b
  4. #958a2b

Monochromatic

  1. #091e11
  2. #1a5a33
  3. #2b9555
  4. #44c978
  5. #7fdaa3

Shades

#2b9555 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b9555
  2. #27864d
  3. #227744
  4. #1e683c
  5. #1a5933
  6. #164b2b
  7. #113c22
  8. #0d2d1a
  9. #091e11
  10. #040f09
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b9555 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b9555
  2. #40a066
  3. #55aa77
  4. #6bb588
  5. #80bf99
  6. #95caaa
  7. #aad5bb
  8. #bfdfcc
  9. #d5eadd
  10. #eaf4ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b9555 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b9555
  2. #349359
  3. #3c915e
  4. #458f62
  5. #4d8d66
  6. #568b6b
  7. #5e886f
  8. #678673
  9. #6f8477
  10. #78827c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b8b73 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #958850 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #887f59 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009385 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #798e52 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f8858 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0e9475 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2b9555 {
  color: #2b9555;
}
Background
.bg-2b9555 {
  background-color: #2b9555;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2b9555 {
  border: 2px solid #2b9555;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b9555;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 149 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 144 55% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b9555 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b9555, #2b958a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b9555 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 149 85 / 0.35);
}

#009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 3.52 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 3.98 #00a86b Jade ΔE 6.49 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 8.25 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 9.39 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 10.06 #138808 India Green ΔE 10.41 #d46aaa Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Shamrock Green
#2b9555  rgb(43, 149, 85)  hsl(144, 55%, 38%)  Shamrock Green
#952b6b  rgb(149, 43, 107)  hsl(324, 55%, 38%)  Boysenberry
#552b95  rgb(85, 43, 149)  hsl(264, 55%, 38%)  Rebecca Purple
#95552b  rgb(149, 85, 43)  hsl(24, 55%, 38%)  Sienna