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#2CA253

#2ca253 ≈ Shamrock Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#2ca253 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 63.53% green and 32.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.84% cyan, 0% magenta, 48.77% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 139.83°, with 57.28% saturation and 40.39% 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 6.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shamrock Green (#009e60), ΔE 4.18.

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Web safe#339966
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Relative luminance0.27

Complementary

  1. #2ca253
  2. #a22c7b

Split complementary

  1. #2ca253
  2. #8e2ca2
  3. #a22c40

Analogous

  1. #40a22c
  2. #2ca253
  3. #2ca28e

Triadic

  1. #2ca253
  2. #532ca2
  3. #a2532c

Tetradic

  1. #2ca253
  2. #2c7ba2
  3. #a22c7b
  4. #a2532c

Square

  1. #2ca253
  2. #2c40a2
  3. #a22c7b
  4. #a28e2c

Monochromatic

  1. #0b2a15
  2. #1c6634
  3. #2ca253
  4. #4cce77
  5. #88dfa5

Shades

#2ca253 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2ca253
  2. #28924b
  3. #238242
  4. #1f713a
  5. #1a6132
  6. #16512a
  7. #124121
  8. #0d3119
  9. #092011
  10. #041008
  11. #000000

Tints

#2ca253 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2ca253
  2. #41ab64
  3. #56b575
  4. #6bbe87
  5. #80c798
  6. #96d1a9
  7. #abdaba
  8. #c0e3cb
  9. #d5ecdd
  10. #eaf6ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2ca253 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2ca253
  2. #349f58
  3. #3d9b5c
  4. #459861
  5. #4e9465
  6. #56916a
  7. #5e8e6e
  8. #678a73
  9. #6f8777
  10. #78837c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #73967b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a3944d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #958a59 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009f8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #849a4f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #799456 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0aa07c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2ca253 {
  color: #2ca253;
}
Background
.bg-2ca253 {
  background-color: #2ca253;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2ca253 {
  border: 2px solid #2ca253;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2ca253;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 162 83;
  --color-primary-hsl: 140 57% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2ca253 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2ca253, #2ca28e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2ca253 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 162 83 / 0.35);
}

#009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 4.18 #00a86b Jade ΔE 4.97 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 6.18 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 8.66 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 9.41 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 9.94 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 10.39 #d35dac Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Shamrock Green
#2ca253  rgb(44, 162, 83)  hsl(140, 57%, 40%)  Shamrock Green
#a22c7b  rgb(162, 44, 123)  hsl(320, 57%, 40%)  Deep Plum
#532ca2  rgb(83, 44, 162)  hsl(260, 57%, 40%)  Rebecca Purple
#a2532c  rgb(162, 83, 44)  hsl(20, 57%, 40%)  Sienna