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#2BB959

#2bb959 ≈ Medium Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#2bb959 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 72.55% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.76% cyan, 0% magenta, 51.89% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 139.44°, with 62.28% saturation and 44.71% 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 8.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Sea Green (#3cb371), ΔE 5.2.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.3593

Complementary

  1. #2bb959
  2. #b92b8b

Split complementary

  1. #2bb959
  2. #a02bb9
  3. #b92b44

Analogous

  1. #44b92b
  2. #2bb959
  3. #2bb9a0

Triadic

  1. #2bb959
  2. #592bb9
  3. #b9592b

Tetradic

  1. #2bb959
  2. #2b8bb9
  3. #b92b8b
  4. #b9592b

Square

  1. #2bb959
  2. #2b44b9
  3. #b92b8b
  4. #b9a02b

Monochromatic

  1. #0e3d1d
  2. #1d7b3b
  3. #2bb959
  4. #58d882
  5. #96e7b0

Shades

#2bb959 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2bb959
  2. #27a750
  3. #229447
  4. #1e823e
  5. #1a6f35
  6. #165d2d
  7. #114a24
  8. #0d381b
  9. #092512
  10. #041309
  11. #000000

Tints

#2bb959 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2bb959
  2. #40c06a
  3. #55c77a
  4. #6bce8b
  5. #80d59b
  6. #95dcac
  7. #aae3bd
  8. #bfeacd
  9. #d5f1de
  10. #eaf8ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2bb959 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2bb959
  2. #34b35d
  3. #3cae61
  4. #45a865
  5. #4da269
  6. #569d6d
  7. #5e9770
  8. #679174
  9. #6f8b78
  10. #78867c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #83ab8a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #baa851 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aa9d60 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b5a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #96af54 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #89a95d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b78b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2bb959 {
  color: #2bb959;
}
Background
.bg-2bb959 {
  background-color: #2bb959;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2bb959 {
  border: 2px solid #2bb959;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2bb959;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 185 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 139 62% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2bb959 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2bb959, #2bb9a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2bb959 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 185 89 / 0.35);
}

#3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 5.20 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 5.46 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.80 #00a86b Jade ΔE 7.85 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 8.18 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 8.43 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 9.05 #d446a6 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Medium Sea Green
#2bb959  rgb(43, 185, 89)  hsl(139, 62%, 45%)  Medium Sea Green
#b92b8b  rgb(185, 43, 139)  hsl(319, 62%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#592bb9  rgb(89, 43, 185)  hsl(259, 62%, 45%)  Ocean Blue
#b9592b  rgb(185, 89, 43)  hsl(19, 62%, 45%)  Burnt Orange