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#2B9B60

#2b9b60 ≈ Shamrock Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#2b9b60 is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 60.78% green and 37.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.26% cyan, 0% magenta, 38.06% yellow and 39.22% black. Its hue angle is 148.39°, with 56.57% saturation and 38.82% 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 5.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shamrock Green (#009e60), ΔE 1.71.

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Web safe#339966
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Relative luminance0.248

Complementary

  1. #2b9b60
  2. #9b2b66

Split complementary

  1. #2b9b60
  2. #982b9b
  3. #9b2b2e

Analogous

  1. #2e9b2b
  2. #2b9b60
  3. #2b9b98

Triadic

  1. #2b9b60
  2. #602b9b
  3. #9b602b

Tetradic

  1. #2b9b60
  2. #2b669b
  3. #9b2b66
  4. #9b602b

Square

  1. #2b9b60
  2. #2b2e9b
  3. #9b2b66
  4. #9b982b

Monochromatic

  1. #0a2316
  2. #1a5f3b
  3. #2b9b60
  4. #47cc86
  5. #83dcad

Shades

#2b9b60 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b9b60
  2. #278c56
  3. #227c4d
  4. #1e6d43
  5. #1a5d3a
  6. #164e30
  7. #113e26
  8. #0d2f1d
  9. #091f13
  10. #04100a
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b9b60 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b9b60
  2. #40a570
  3. #55af80
  4. #6bb990
  5. #80c3a0
  6. #95cdb0
  7. #aad7bf
  8. #bfe1cf
  9. #d5ebdf
  10. #eaf5ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b9b60 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b9b60
  2. #349863
  3. #3c9666
  4. #45936a
  5. #4d906d
  6. #568e70
  7. #5e8b73
  8. #678876
  9. #6f857a
  10. #78837d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f907a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9a8e5c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d8564 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00998c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d945e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #728e62 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #019a7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2b9b60 {
  color: #2b9b60;
}
Background
.bg-2b9b60 {
  background-color: #2b9b60;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2b9b60 {
  border: 2px solid #2b9b60;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b9b60;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 155 96;
  --color-primary-hsl: 148 57% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b9b60 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b9b60, #2b9b98);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b9b60 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 155 96 / 0.35);
}

#009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 1.71 #00a86b Jade ΔE 4.23 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 5.44 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 7.37 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 8.49 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 9.24 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 10.53 #d4649f Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Shamrock Green
#2b9b60  rgb(43, 155, 96)  hsl(148, 57%, 39%)  Shamrock Green
#9b2b66  rgb(155, 43, 102)  hsl(328, 57%, 39%)  Jazzberry Jam
#602b9b  rgb(96, 43, 155)  hsl(268, 57%, 39%)  Rebecca Purple
#9b602b  rgb(155, 96, 43)  hsl(28, 57%, 39%)  Golden Brown