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#2E8A2C

#2e8a2c ≈ Forest Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#2e8a2c 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 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 68.12% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 118.72°, with 51.65% saturation and 35.69% 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 4.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Forest Green (#228b22), ΔE 1.4.

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Web safe#339933
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Relative luminance0.1894

Complementary

  1. #2e8a2c
  2. #882c8a

Split complementary

  1. #2e8a2c
  2. #592c8a
  3. #8a2c5d

Analogous

  1. #5d8a2c
  2. #2e8a2c
  3. #2c8a59

Triadic

  1. #2e8a2c
  2. #2c2e8a
  3. #8a2c2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e8a2c
  2. #2c8a88
  3. #882c8a
  4. #8a2c2e

Square

  1. #2e8a2c
  2. #2c5d8a
  3. #882c8a
  4. #8a592c

Monochromatic

  1. #071607
  2. #1b501a
  3. #2e8a2c
  4. #43c240
  5. #7cd57a

Shades

#2e8a2c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e8a2c
  2. #297c28
  3. #256e23
  4. #20611f
  5. #1c531a
  6. #174516
  7. #123712
  8. #0e290d
  9. #091c09
  10. #050e04
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e8a2c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e8a2c
  2. #439641
  3. #58a156
  4. #6dad6b
  5. #82b980
  6. #97c596
  7. #abd0ab
  8. #c0dcc0
  9. #d5e8d5
  10. #eaf3ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e8a2c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e8a2c
  2. #368934
  3. #3e883d
  4. #478745
  5. #4f864e
  6. #578556
  7. #5f845e
  8. #678367
  9. #70826f
  10. #788178
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #638063 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8d7d20 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #827635 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1a8677 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #738225 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a7e31 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #238861 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e8a2c {
  color: #2e8a2c;
}
Background
.bg-2e8a2c {
  background-color: #2e8a2c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2e8a2c {
  border: 2px solid #2e8a2c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e8a2c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 138 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 119 52% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e8a2c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e8a2c, #2c8a59);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e8a2c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 138 44 / 0.35);
}

#228b22 Forest Green ΔE 1.40 #138808 India Green ΔE 3.37 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 4.32 #008000 Green ΔE 5.17 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 6.60 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 8.27 #568203 Avocado ΔE 8.37 #d175d3 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Forest Green
#2e8a2c  rgb(46, 138, 44)  hsl(119, 52%, 36%)  Forest Green
#882c8a  rgb(136, 44, 138)  hsl(299, 52%, 36%)  Dark Magenta
#2c2e8a  rgb(44, 46, 138)  hsl(239, 52%, 36%)  Imperial Blue
#8a2c2e  rgb(138, 44, 46)  hsl(359, 52%, 36%)  Vivid Burgundy