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#2C8A59

#2c8a59 ≈ Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#2c8a59 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 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.12% cyan, 0% magenta, 35.51% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 148.72°, 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 4.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sea Green (#2e8b57), ΔE 0.83.

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Web safe#339966
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Relative luminance0.1943

Complementary

  1. #2c8a59
  2. #8a2c5d

Split complementary

  1. #2c8a59
  2. #882c8a
  3. #8a2c2e

Analogous

  1. #2e8a2c
  2. #2c8a59
  3. #2c8a88

Triadic

  1. #2c8a59
  2. #592c8a
  3. #8a592c

Tetradic

  1. #2c8a59
  2. #2c5d8a
  3. #8a2c5d
  4. #8a592c

Square

  1. #2c8a59
  2. #2c2e8a
  3. #8a2c5d
  4. #8a882c

Monochromatic

  1. #07160e
  2. #1a5034
  3. #2c8a59
  4. #40c27e
  5. #7ad5a6

Shades

#2c8a59 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c8a59
  2. #287c50
  3. #236e47
  4. #1f613e
  5. #1a5335
  6. #16452d
  7. #123724
  8. #0d291b
  9. #091c12
  10. #040e09
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c8a59 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c8a59
  2. #41966a
  3. #56a17a
  4. #6bad8b
  5. #80b99b
  6. #96c5ac
  7. #abd0bd
  8. #c0dccd
  9. #d5e8de
  10. #eaf3ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c8a59 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c8a59
  2. #34895d
  3. #3d8861
  4. #458765
  5. #4e8669
  6. #56856d
  7. #5e8470
  8. #678374
  9. #6f8278
  10. #78817c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #64816e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #897f56 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d765c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00897d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #708457 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #667f5b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #138971 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c8a59 {
  color: #2c8a59;
}
Background
.bg-2c8a59 {
  background-color: #2c8a59;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2c8a59 {
  border: 2px solid #2c8a59;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c8a59;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 138 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 149 52% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c8a59 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c8a59, #2c8a88);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c8a59 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 138 89 / 0.35);
}

#2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 0.83 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 6.93 #40826d Viridian ΔE 8.39 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 9.01 #00a86b Jade ΔE 9.83 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 10.08 #00755e Tropical Rain Forest ΔE 10.58 #d375a6 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Sea Green
#2c8a59  rgb(44, 138, 89)  hsl(149, 52%, 36%)  Sea Green
#8a2c5d  rgb(138, 44, 93)  hsl(329, 52%, 36%)  Boysenberry
#592c8a  rgb(89, 44, 138)  hsl(269, 52%, 36%)  Rebecca Purple
#8a592c  rgb(138, 89, 44)  hsl(29, 52%, 36%)  Russet