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#2E8A12

#2e8a12 ≈ India Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#2e8a12 is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 54.12% green and 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 86.96% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 106°, with 76.92% saturation and 30.59% 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 corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is India Green (#138808), ΔE 1.83.

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Web safe#339900
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Relative luminance0.188

Complementary

  1. #2e8a12
  2. #6e128a

Split complementary

  1. #2e8a12
  2. #32128a
  3. #8a126a

Analogous

  1. #6a8a12
  2. #2e8a12
  3. #128a32

Triadic

  1. #2e8a12
  2. #122e8a
  3. #8a122e

Tetradic

  1. #2e8a12
  2. #128a6e
  3. #6e128a
  4. #8a122e

Square

  1. #2e8a12
  2. #126a8a
  3. #6e128a
  4. #8a3212

Monochromatic

  1. #061202
  2. #174609
  3. #2e8a12
  4. #45ce1b
  5. #71e84d

Shades

#2e8a12 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e8a12
  2. #297c10
  3. #256e0e
  4. #20610d
  5. #1c530b
  6. #174509
  7. #123707
  8. #0e2905
  9. #091c04
  10. #050e02
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e8a12 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e8a12
  2. #43962a
  3. #58a141
  4. #6dad59
  5. #82b971
  6. #97c589
  7. #abd0a0
  8. #c0dcb8
  9. #d5e8d0
  10. #eaf3e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e8a12 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e8a12
  2. #36891d
  3. #3e8828
  4. #478733
  5. #4f863e
  6. #578549
  7. #5f8454
  8. #67835f
  9. #70826a
  10. #788175
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #63805f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8e7d00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #837523 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1f8575 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #748200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b7e1d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #26875d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e8a12 {
  color: #2e8a12;
}
Background
.bg-2e8a12 {
  background-color: #2e8a12;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2e8a12 {
  border: 2px solid #2e8a12;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e8a12;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 138 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 106 77% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e8a12 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e8a12, #128a32);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e8a12 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 138 18 / 0.35);
}

#138808 India Green ΔE 1.83 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 2.10 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 2.74 #008000 Green ΔE 4.39 #568203 Avocado ΔE 6.67 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 6.67 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 8.87 #d175ed Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

India Green
#2e8a12  rgb(46, 138, 18)  hsl(106, 77%, 31%)  India Green
#6e128a  rgb(110, 18, 138)  hsl(286, 77%, 31%)  Purple
#122e8a  rgb(18, 46, 138)  hsl(226, 77%, 31%)  Smalt
#8a122e  rgb(138, 18, 46)  hsl(346, 77%, 31%)  Burgundy