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#2C8D50

#2c8d50 ≈ Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#2c8d50 is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 55.29% green and 31.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.79% cyan, 0% magenta, 43.26% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 142.27°, with 52.43% saturation and 36.27% 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 5.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sea Green (#2e8b57), ΔE 2.05.

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Web safe#339966
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Relative luminance0.2016

Complementary

  1. #2c8d50
  2. #8d2c69

Split complementary

  1. #2c8d50
  2. #802c8d
  3. #8d2c38

Analogous

  1. #388d2c
  2. #2c8d50
  3. #2c8d80

Triadic

  1. #2c8d50
  2. #502c8d
  3. #8d502c

Tetradic

  1. #2c8d50
  2. #2c698d
  3. #8d2c69
  4. #8d502c

Square

  1. #2c8d50
  2. #2c388d
  3. #8d2c69
  4. #8d802c

Monochromatic

  1. #08180e
  2. #1a532f
  3. #2c8d50
  4. #42c472
  5. #7cd69d

Shades

#2c8d50 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c8d50
  2. #287f48
  3. #237140
  4. #1f6338
  5. #1a5530
  6. #164728
  7. #123820
  8. #0d2a18
  9. #091c10
  10. #040e08
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c8d50 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c8d50
  2. #419862
  3. #56a473
  4. #6baf85
  5. #80bb96
  6. #96c6a8
  7. #abd1b9
  8. #c0ddcb
  9. #d5e8dc
  10. #eaf4ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c8d50 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c8d50
  2. #348c55
  3. #3d8a5a
  4. #45895e
  5. #4e8863
  6. #568768
  7. #5e856d
  8. #678472
  9. #6f8376
  10. #78817b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #65836d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8d814c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #817954 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008b7e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #73864d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #698152 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #168c6e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c8d50 {
  color: #2c8d50;
}
Background
.bg-2c8d50 {
  background-color: #2c8d50;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2c8d50 {
  border: 2px solid #2c8d50;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c8d50;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 141 80;
  --color-primary-hsl: 142 52% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c8d50 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c8d50, #2c8d80);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c8d50 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 141 80 / 0.35);
}

#2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 2.05 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 5.96 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 7.54 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 8.91 #00a86b Jade ΔE 9.05 #138808 India Green ΔE 9.53 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 9.95 #d372af Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Sea Green
#2c8d50  rgb(44, 141, 80)  hsl(142, 52%, 36%)  Sea Green
#8d2c69  rgb(141, 44, 105)  hsl(322, 52%, 36%)  Boysenberry
#502c8d  rgb(80, 44, 141)  hsl(262, 52%, 36%)  Rebecca Purple
#8d502c  rgb(141, 80, 44)  hsl(22, 52%, 36%)  Russet