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#2C9E4E

#2c9e4e ≈ Shamrock Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#2c9e4e is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 61.96% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.15% cyan, 0% magenta, 50.63% yellow and 38.04% black. Its hue angle is 137.89°, with 56.44% saturation and 39.61% 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 6.11:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shamrock Green (#009e60), ΔE 4.37.

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Web safe#339966
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Relative luminance0.2554

Complementary

  1. #2c9e4e
  2. #9e2c7c

Split complementary

  1. #2c9e4e
  2. #872c9e
  3. #9e2c43

Analogous

  1. #439e2c
  2. #2c9e4e
  3. #2c9e87

Triadic

  1. #2c9e4e
  2. #4e2c9e
  3. #9e4e2c

Tetradic

  1. #2c9e4e
  2. #2c7c9e
  3. #9e2c7c
  4. #9e4e2c

Square

  1. #2c9e4e
  2. #2c439e
  3. #9e2c7c
  4. #9e872c

Monochromatic

  1. #0b2613
  2. #1b6230
  3. #2c9e4e
  4. #4acd71
  5. #86dda0

Shades

#2c9e4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c9e4e
  2. #288e46
  3. #237e3e
  4. #1f6f37
  5. #1a5f2f
  6. #164f27
  7. #123f1f
  8. #0d2f17
  9. #092010
  10. #041008
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c9e4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c9e4e
  2. #41a860
  3. #56b171
  4. #6bbb83
  5. #80c595
  6. #96cfa7
  7. #abd8b8
  8. #c0e2ca
  9. #d5ecdc
  10. #eaf5ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c9e4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c9e4e
  2. #349b53
  3. #3d9858
  4. #45955d
  5. #4e9262
  6. #568f67
  7. #5e8c6c
  8. #678971
  9. #6f8676
  10. #78837b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #709377 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9f9047 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #928754 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009b8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #81964a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #769152 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #109c78 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c9e4e {
  color: #2c9e4e;
}
Background
.bg-2c9e4e {
  background-color: #2c9e4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2c9e4e {
  border: 2px solid #2c9e4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c9e4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 158 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 138 56% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c9e4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c9e4e, #2c9e87);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c9e4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 158 78 / 0.35);
}

#009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 4.37 #00a86b Jade ΔE 5.91 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 7.46 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 7.83 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 8.13 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 8.85 #138808 India Green ΔE 10.23 #d361b1 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Shamrock Green
#2c9e4e  rgb(44, 158, 78)  hsl(138, 56%, 40%)  Shamrock Green
#9e2c7c  rgb(158, 44, 124)  hsl(318, 56%, 40%)  Deep Plum
#4e2c9e  rgb(78, 44, 158)  hsl(258, 56%, 40%)  Rebecca Purple
#9e4e2c  rgb(158, 78, 44)  hsl(18, 56%, 40%)  Sienna