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#2E8A5A

#2e8a5a ≈ Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#2e8a5a 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 35.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 34.78% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 148.7°, 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 4.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sea Green (#2e8b57), ΔE 1.

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Web safe#339966
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Relative luminance0.195

Complementary

  1. #2e8a5a
  2. #8a2e5e

Split complementary

  1. #2e8a5a
  2. #882e8a
  3. #8a2e30

Analogous

  1. #308a2e
  2. #2e8a5a
  3. #2e8a88

Triadic

  1. #2e8a5a
  2. #5a2e8a
  3. #8a5a2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e8a5a
  2. #2e5e8a
  3. #8a2e5e
  4. #8a5a2e

Square

  1. #2e8a5a
  2. #2e308a
  3. #8a2e5e
  4. #8a882e

Monochromatic

  1. #08170f
  2. #1b5135
  3. #2e8a5a
  4. #44c180
  5. #7dd4a7

Shades

#2e8a5a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e8a5a
  2. #297c51
  3. #256e48
  4. #20613f
  5. #1c5336
  6. #17452d
  7. #123724
  8. #0e291b
  9. #091c12
  10. #050e09
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e8a5a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e8a5a
  2. #43966b
  3. #58a17b
  4. #6dad8c
  5. #82b99c
  6. #97c5ad
  7. #abd0bd
  8. #c0dcce
  9. #d5e8de
  10. #eaf3ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e8a5a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e8a5a
  2. #36895e
  3. #3e8862
  4. #478765
  5. #4f8669
  6. #57856d
  7. #5f8471
  8. #678375
  9. #708278
  10. #78817c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #64816f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #897f57 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d775d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00897e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #708458 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #667f5c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #178971 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e8a5a {
  color: #2e8a5a;
}
Background
.bg-2e8a5a {
  background-color: #2e8a5a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2e8a5a {
  border: 2px solid #2e8a5a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e8a5a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 138 90;
  --color-primary-hsl: 149 50% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e8a5a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e8a5a, #2e8a88);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e8a5a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 138 90 / 0.35);
}

#2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 1.00 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 7.00 #40826d Viridian ΔE 8.16 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 9.02 #00a86b Jade ΔE 9.86 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 10.29 #00755e Tropical Rain Forest ΔE 10.49 #d175a5 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Sea Green
#2e8a5a  rgb(46, 138, 90)  hsl(149, 50%, 36%)  Sea Green
#8a2e5e  rgb(138, 46, 94)  hsl(329, 50%, 36%)  Boysenberry
#5a2e8a  rgb(90, 46, 138)  hsl(269, 50%, 36%)  Rebecca Purple
#8a5a2e  rgb(138, 90, 46)  hsl(29, 50%, 36%)  Russet