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#2E8A3F

#2e8a3f ≈ Forest Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#2e8a3f 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 24.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 54.35% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 131.09°, with 50% saturation and 36.08% 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 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Forest Green (#228b22), ΔE 4.39.

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Relative luminance0.1912

Complementary

  1. #2e8a3f
  2. #8a2e79

Split complementary

  1. #2e8a3f
  2. #6d2e8a
  3. #8a2e4b

Analogous

  1. #4b8a2e
  2. #2e8a3f
  3. #2e8a6d

Triadic

  1. #2e8a3f
  2. #3f2e8a
  3. #8a3f2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e8a3f
  2. #2e798a
  3. #8a2e79
  4. #8a3f2e

Square

  1. #2e8a3f
  2. #2e4b8a
  3. #8a2e79
  4. #8a6d2e

Monochromatic

  1. #08170b
  2. #1b5125
  3. #2e8a3f
  4. #44c15b
  5. #7dd48d

Shades

#2e8a3f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e8a3f
  2. #297c39
  3. #256e32
  4. #20612c
  5. #1c5326
  6. #174520
  7. #123719
  8. #0e2913
  9. #091c0d
  10. #050e06
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e8a3f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e8a3f
  2. #439652
  3. #58a165
  4. #6dad79
  5. #82b98c
  6. #97c59f
  7. #abd0b2
  8. #c0dcc5
  9. #d5e8d9
  10. #eaf3ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e8a3f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e8a3f
  2. #368946
  3. #3e884c
  4. #478753
  5. #4f8659
  6. #578560
  7. #5f8466
  8. #67836d
  9. #708273
  10. #78817a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #638067 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8c7e38 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #807645 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #128779 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #72833b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #697e42 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #208867 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e8a3f {
  color: #2e8a3f;
}
Background
.bg-2e8a3f {
  background-color: #2e8a3f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2e8a3f {
  border: 2px solid #2e8a3f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e8a3f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 138 63;
  --color-primary-hsl: 131 50% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e8a3f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e8a3f, #2e8a6d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e8a3f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 138 63 / 0.35);
}

#228b22 Forest Green ΔE 4.39 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 5.10 #138808 India Green ΔE 6.33 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 7.13 #008000 Green ΔE 7.42 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 7.75 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 7.90 #d175c0 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Forest Green
#2e8a3f  rgb(46, 138, 63)  hsl(131, 50%, 36%)  Forest Green
#8a2e79  rgb(138, 46, 121)  hsl(311, 50%, 36%)  Deep Plum
#3f2e8a  rgb(63, 46, 138)  hsl(251, 50%, 36%)  Dark Slate Blue
#8a3f2e  rgb(138, 63, 46)  hsl(11, 50%, 36%)  Chestnut