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#2E8D41

#2e8d41 ≈ Forest Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#2e8d41 is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 55.29% green and 25.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.38% cyan, 0% magenta, 53.9% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 132°, with 50.8% saturation and 36.67% 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 5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Forest Green (#228b22), ΔE 4.49.

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Relative luminance0.2001

Complementary

  1. #2e8d41
  2. #8d2e7a

Split complementary

  1. #2e8d41
  2. #712e8d
  3. #8d2e4b

Analogous

  1. #4b8d2e
  2. #2e8d41
  3. #2e8d71

Triadic

  1. #2e8d41
  2. #412e8d
  3. #8d412e

Tetradic

  1. #2e8d41
  2. #2e7a8d
  3. #8d2e7a
  4. #8d412e

Square

  1. #2e8d41
  2. #2e4b8d
  3. #8d2e7a
  4. #8d712e

Monochromatic

  1. #081a0c
  2. #1b5326
  3. #2e8d41
  4. #45c25e
  5. #7fd590

Shades

#2e8d41 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e8d41
  2. #297f3b
  3. #257134
  4. #20632e
  5. #1c5527
  6. #174721
  7. #12381a
  8. #0e2a14
  9. #091c0d
  10. #050e07
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e8d41 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e8d41
  2. #439854
  3. #58a467
  4. #6daf7a
  5. #82bb8d
  6. #97c6a0
  7. #abd1b3
  8. #c0ddc6
  9. #d5e8d9
  10. #eaf4ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e8d41 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e8d41
  2. #368c47
  3. #3e8a4e
  4. #478954
  5. #4f885a
  6. #578761
  7. #5f8567
  8. #67846d
  9. #708373
  10. #78817a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #658369 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8f813a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #837847 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0e8a7c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #74863d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b8144 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1f8b69 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e8d41 {
  color: #2e8d41;
}
Background
.bg-2e8d41 {
  background-color: #2e8d41;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2e8d41 {
  border: 2px solid #2e8d41;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e8d41;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 141 65;
  --color-primary-hsl: 132 51% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e8d41 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e8d41, #2e8d71);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e8d41 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 141 65 / 0.35);
}

#228b22 Forest Green ΔE 4.49 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 5.10 #138808 India Green ΔE 6.60 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 6.97 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 7.41 #008000 Green ΔE 8.05 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 8.42 #d172be Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Forest Green
#2e8d41  rgb(46, 141, 65)  hsl(132, 51%, 37%)  Forest Green
#8d2e7a  rgb(141, 46, 122)  hsl(312, 51%, 37%)  Deep Plum
#412e8d  rgb(65, 46, 141)  hsl(252, 51%, 37%)  Dark Slate Blue
#8d412e  rgb(141, 65, 46)  hsl(12, 51%, 37%)  Chestnut