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#2E8A58

#2e8a58 ≈ Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#2e8a58 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 34.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 36.23% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 147.39°, 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 4.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sea Green (#2e8b57), ΔE 0.56.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#339966
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Relative luminance0.1946

Complementary

  1. #2e8a58
  2. #8a2e60

Split complementary

  1. #2e8a58
  2. #862e8a
  3. #8a2e32

Analogous

  1. #328a2e
  2. #2e8a58
  3. #2e8a86

Triadic

  1. #2e8a58
  2. #582e8a
  3. #8a582e

Tetradic

  1. #2e8a58
  2. #2e608a
  3. #8a2e60
  4. #8a582e

Square

  1. #2e8a58
  2. #2e328a
  3. #8a2e60
  4. #8a862e

Monochromatic

  1. #08170f
  2. #1b5133
  3. #2e8a58
  4. #44c17d
  5. #7dd4a5

Shades

#2e8a58 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e8a58
  2. #297c4f
  3. #256e46
  4. #20613e
  5. #1c5335
  6. #17452c
  7. #123723
  8. #0e291a
  9. #091c12
  10. #050e09
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e8a58 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e8a58
  2. #439669
  3. #58a179
  4. #6dad8a
  5. #82b99b
  6. #97c5ac
  7. #abd0bc
  8. #c0dccd
  9. #d5e8de
  10. #eaf3ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e8a58 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e8a58
  2. #36895c
  3. #3e8860
  4. #478764
  5. #4f8668
  6. #57856c
  7. #5f8470
  8. #678374
  9. #708278
  10. #78817c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #64816e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #897f55 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d775b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00897d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #708456 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #677f5a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #188970 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e8a58 {
  color: #2e8a58;
}
Background
.bg-2e8a58 {
  background-color: #2e8a58;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2e8a58 {
  border: 2px solid #2e8a58;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e8a58;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 138 88;
  --color-primary-hsl: 147 50% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e8a58 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e8a58, #2e8a86);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e8a58 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 138 88 / 0.35);
}

#2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 0.56 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 6.91 #40826d Viridian ΔE 8.61 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 8.78 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 9.80 #00a86b Jade ΔE 9.84 #00755e Tropical Rain Forest ΔE 10.81 #d175a7 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Sea Green
#2e8a58  rgb(46, 138, 88)  hsl(147, 50%, 36%)  Sea Green
#8a2e60  rgb(138, 46, 96)  hsl(327, 50%, 36%)  Boysenberry
#582e8a  rgb(88, 46, 138)  hsl(267, 50%, 36%)  Rebecca Purple
#8a582e  rgb(138, 88, 46)  hsl(27, 50%, 36%)  Russet