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#2CA55A

#2ca55a ≈ Shamrock Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#2ca55a is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 64.71% green and 35.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.33% cyan, 0% magenta, 45.45% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 142.81°, with 57.89% saturation and 40.98% 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 6.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shamrock Green (#009e60), ΔE 3.84.

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Web safe#339966
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Relative luminance0.2818

Complementary

  1. #2ca55a
  2. #a52c77

Split complementary

  1. #2ca55a
  2. #962ca5
  3. #a52c3b

Analogous

  1. #3ba52c
  2. #2ca55a
  3. #2ca596

Triadic

  1. #2ca55a
  2. #5a2ca5
  3. #a55a2c

Tetradic

  1. #2ca55a
  2. #2c77a5
  3. #a52c77
  4. #a55a2c

Square

  1. #2ca55a
  2. #2c3ba5
  3. #a52c77
  4. #a5962c

Monochromatic

  1. #0c2c18
  2. #1c6939
  3. #2ca55a
  4. #4ed07f
  5. #8ae0ab

Shades

#2ca55a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2ca55a
  2. #289551
  3. #238448
  4. #1f743f
  5. #1a6336
  6. #16532d
  7. #124224
  8. #0d321b
  9. #092112
  10. #041109
  11. #000000

Tints

#2ca55a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2ca55a
  2. #41ae6b
  3. #56b77b
  4. #6bc08c
  5. #80c99c
  6. #96d2ad
  7. #abdbbd
  8. #c0e4ce
  9. #d5edde
  10. #eaf6ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2ca55a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2ca55a
  2. #34a15e
  3. #3d9e62
  4. #459a65
  5. #4e9669
  6. #56936d
  7. #5e8f71
  8. #678b75
  9. #6f8778
  10. #78847c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #75997e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a69754 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #978d5f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a293 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #869d57 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a975d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #02a380 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2ca55a {
  color: #2ca55a;
}
Background
.bg-2ca55a {
  background-color: #2ca55a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2ca55a {
  border: 2px solid #2ca55a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2ca55a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 165 90;
  --color-primary-hsl: 143 58% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2ca55a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2ca55a, #2ca596);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2ca55a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 165 90 / 0.35);
}

#009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 3.84 #00a86b Jade ΔE 3.84 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 4.91 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 9.11 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 9.12 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 9.78 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 10.07 #d35aa5 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Shamrock Green
#2ca55a  rgb(44, 165, 90)  hsl(143, 58%, 41%)  Shamrock Green
#a52c77  rgb(165, 44, 119)  hsl(323, 58%, 41%)  Jazzberry Jam
#5a2ca5  rgb(90, 44, 165)  hsl(263, 58%, 41%)  Rebecca Purple
#a55a2c  rgb(165, 90, 44)  hsl(23, 58%, 41%)  Sienna