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#2C8D59

#2c8d59 ≈ Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#2c8d59 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 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.79% cyan, 0% magenta, 36.88% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 147.84°, 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 5.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sea Green (#2e8b57), ΔE 0.74.

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Web safe#339966
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Relative luminance0.2031

Complementary

  1. #2c8d59
  2. #8d2c60

Split complementary

  1. #2c8d59
  2. #892c8d
  3. #8d2c2f

Analogous

  1. #2f8d2c
  2. #2c8d59
  3. #2c8d89

Triadic

  1. #2c8d59
  2. #592c8d
  3. #8d592c

Tetradic

  1. #2c8d59
  2. #2c608d
  3. #8d2c60
  4. #8d592c

Square

  1. #2c8d59
  2. #2c2f8d
  3. #8d2c60
  4. #8d892c

Monochromatic

  1. #08180f
  2. #1a5334
  3. #2c8d59
  4. #42c47e
  5. #7cd6a6

Shades

#2c8d59 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c8d59
  2. #287f50
  3. #237147
  4. #1f633e
  5. #1a5535
  6. #16472d
  7. #123824
  8. #0d2a1b
  9. #091c12
  10. #040e09
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c8d59 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c8d59
  2. #41986a
  3. #56a47a
  4. #6baf8b
  5. #80bb9b
  6. #96c6ac
  7. #abd1bd
  8. #c0ddcd
  9. #d5e8de
  10. #eaf4ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c8d59 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c8d59
  2. #348c5d
  3. #3d8a61
  4. #458965
  5. #4e8869
  6. #56876d
  7. #5e8570
  8. #678474
  9. #6f8378
  10. #78817c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #668370 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8c8256 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #80795c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008c80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #728657 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #68815b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #128c72 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c8d59 {
  color: #2c8d59;
}
Background
.bg-2c8d59 {
  background-color: #2c8d59;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2c8d59 {
  border: 2px solid #2c8d59;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c8d59;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 141 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 148 52% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c8d59 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c8d59, #2c8d89);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c8d59 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 141 89 / 0.35);
}

#2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 0.74 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 5.83 #00a86b Jade ΔE 8.77 #40826d Viridian ΔE 9.25 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 9.53 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 9.60 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 11.46 #d372a6 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Sea Green
#2c8d59  rgb(44, 141, 89)  hsl(148, 52%, 36%)  Sea Green
#8d2c60  rgb(141, 44, 96)  hsl(328, 52%, 36%)  Boysenberry
#592c8d  rgb(89, 44, 141)  hsl(268, 52%, 36%)  Rebecca Purple
#8d592c  rgb(141, 89, 44)  hsl(28, 52%, 36%)  Russet