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#2E9542

#2e9542 ≈ Forest Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#2e9542 is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 58.43% green and 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.13% cyan, 0% magenta, 55.7% yellow and 41.57% black. Its hue angle is 131.65°, with 52.82% saturation and 38.24% 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 5.49:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Forest Green (#228b22), ΔE 5.16.

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Web safe#339933
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Relative luminance0.2247

Complementary

  1. #2e9542
  2. #952e81

Split complementary

  1. #2e9542
  2. #762e95
  3. #952e4e

Analogous

  1. #4e952e
  2. #2e9542
  3. #2e9576

Triadic

  1. #2e9542
  2. #422e95
  3. #95422e

Tetradic

  1. #2e9542
  2. #2e8195
  3. #952e81
  4. #95422e

Square

  1. #2e9542
  2. #2e4e95
  3. #952e81
  4. #95762e

Monochromatic

  1. #0a200e
  2. #1c5b28
  3. #2e9542
  4. #49c761
  5. #83d994

Shades

#2e9542 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e9542
  2. #29863b
  3. #257735
  4. #20682e
  5. #1c5928
  6. #174b21
  7. #123c1a
  8. #0e2d14
  9. #091e0d
  10. #050f07
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e9542 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e9542
  2. #43a055
  3. #58aa68
  4. #6db57b
  5. #82bf8e
  6. #97caa1
  7. #abd5b3
  8. #c0dfc6
  9. #d5ead9
  10. #eaf4ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e9542 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e9542
  2. #369348
  3. #3e914e
  4. #478f55
  5. #4f8d5b
  6. #578b61
  7. #5f8867
  8. #67866d
  9. #708474
  10. #78827a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b8a6e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #97883a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b7f48 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #059282 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b8d3e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #718846 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1c936e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e9542 {
  color: #2e9542;
}
Background
.bg-2e9542 {
  background-color: #2e9542;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2e9542 {
  border: 2px solid #2e9542;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e9542;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 149 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 132 53% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e9542 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e9542, #2e9576);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e9542 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 149 66 / 0.35);
}

#228b22 Forest Green ΔE 5.16 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 6.22 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 6.55 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 6.70 #138808 India Green ΔE 7.35 #00a86b Jade ΔE 8.63 #008000 Green ΔE 9.61 #d16abd Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Forest Green
#2e9542  rgb(46, 149, 66)  hsl(132, 53%, 38%)  Forest Green
#952e81  rgb(149, 46, 129)  hsl(312, 53%, 38%)  Deep Plum
#422e95  rgb(66, 46, 149)  hsl(252, 53%, 38%)  Dark Slate Blue
#95422e  rgb(149, 66, 46)  hsl(12, 53%, 38%)  Chestnut