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#2E8B53

#2e8b53 ≈ Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#2e8b53 is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 54.51% green and 32.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.91% cyan, 0% magenta, 40.29% yellow and 45.49% black. Its hue angle is 143.87°, with 50.27% saturation and 36.27% 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 4.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sea Green (#2e8b57), ΔE 0.97.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#339966
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Relative luminance0.1967

Complementary

  1. #2e8b53
  2. #8b2e66

Split complementary

  1. #2e8b53
  2. #812e8b
  3. #8b2e37

Analogous

  1. #378b2e
  2. #2e8b53
  3. #2e8b81

Triadic

  1. #2e8b53
  2. #532e8b
  3. #8b532e

Tetradic

  1. #2e8b53
  2. #2e668b
  3. #8b2e66
  4. #8b532e

Square

  1. #2e8b53
  2. #2e378b
  3. #8b2e66
  4. #8b812e

Monochromatic

  1. #08180e
  2. #1b5231
  3. #2e8b53
  4. #44c176
  5. #7ed4a0

Shades

#2e8b53 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e8b53
  2. #297d4b
  3. #256f42
  4. #20613a
  5. #1c5332
  6. #17462a
  7. #123821
  8. #0e2a19
  9. #091c11
  10. #050e08
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e8b53 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e8b53
  2. #439764
  3. #58a275
  4. #6dae87
  5. #82b998
  6. #97c5a9
  7. #abd1ba
  8. #c0dccb
  9. #d5e8dd
  10. #eaf3ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e8b53 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e8b53
  2. #368a58
  3. #3e895c
  4. #478861
  5. #4f8765
  6. #57866a
  7. #5f846e
  8. #678373
  9. #708277
  10. #78817c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #65816d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8b804f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f7757 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00897d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #718451 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #688055 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1a8a6f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e8b53 {
  color: #2e8b53;
}
Background
.bg-2e8b53 {
  background-color: #2e8b53;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2e8b53 {
  border: 2px solid #2e8b53;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e8b53;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 139 83;
  --color-primary-hsl: 144 50% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e8b53 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e8b53, #2e8b81);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e8b53 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 139 83 / 0.35);
}

#2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 0.97 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 6.52 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 8.44 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 8.52 #00a86b Jade ΔE 9.57 #40826d Viridian ΔE 9.95 #138808 India Green ΔE 10.33 #d174ac Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Sea Green
#2e8b53  rgb(46, 139, 83)  hsl(144, 50%, 36%)  Sea Green
#8b2e66  rgb(139, 46, 102)  hsl(324, 50%, 36%)  Boysenberry
#532e8b  rgb(83, 46, 139)  hsl(264, 50%, 36%)  Rebecca Purple
#8b532e  rgb(139, 83, 46)  hsl(24, 50%, 36%)  Russet