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#2C8A4E

#2c8a4e ≈ Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#2c8a4e is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 54.12% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.12% cyan, 0% magenta, 43.48% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 141.7°, with 51.65% saturation and 35.69% 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 4.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sea Green (#2e8b57), ΔE 1.97.

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Relative luminance0.1926

Complementary

  1. #2c8a4e
  2. #8a2c68

Split complementary

  1. #2c8a4e
  2. #7d2c8a
  3. #8a2c39

Analogous

  1. #398a2c
  2. #2c8a4e
  3. #2c8a7d

Triadic

  1. #2c8a4e
  2. #4e2c8a
  3. #8a4e2c

Tetradic

  1. #2c8a4e
  2. #2c688a
  3. #8a2c68
  4. #8a4e2c

Square

  1. #2c8a4e
  2. #2c398a
  3. #8a2c68
  4. #8a7d2c

Monochromatic

  1. #07160c
  2. #1a502d
  3. #2c8a4e
  4. #40c26f
  5. #7ad59b

Shades

#2c8a4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c8a4e
  2. #287c46
  3. #236e3e
  4. #1f6137
  5. #1a532f
  6. #164527
  7. #12371f
  8. #0d2917
  9. #091c10
  10. #040e08
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c8a4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c8a4e
  2. #419660
  3. #56a171
  4. #6bad83
  5. #80b995
  6. #96c5a7
  7. #abd0b8
  8. #c0dcca
  9. #d5e8dc
  10. #eaf3ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c8a4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c8a4e
  2. #348953
  3. #3d8858
  4. #45875d
  5. #4e8662
  6. #568567
  7. #5e846c
  8. #678371
  9. #6f8276
  10. #78817b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #63806b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8a7e4a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f7652 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00887b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #70834b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #677f50 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #18896c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c8a4e {
  color: #2c8a4e;
}
Background
.bg-2c8a4e {
  background-color: #2c8a4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2c8a4e {
  border: 2px solid #2c8a4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c8a4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 138 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 142 52% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c8a4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c8a4e, #2c8a7d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c8a4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 138 78 / 0.35);
}

#2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 1.97 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 6.97 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 7.50 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 8.11 #138808 India Green ΔE 9.36 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 9.80 #00a86b Jade ΔE 10.08 #d375b1 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Sea Green
#2c8a4e  rgb(44, 138, 78)  hsl(142, 52%, 36%)  Sea Green
#8a2c68  rgb(138, 44, 104)  hsl(322, 52%, 36%)  Boysenberry
#4e2c8a  rgb(78, 44, 138)  hsl(262, 52%, 36%)  Rebecca Purple
#8a4e2c  rgb(138, 78, 44)  hsl(22, 52%, 36%)  Russet