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#2F8A42

#2f8a42 ≈ Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#2f8a42 is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 54.12% green and 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.94% cyan, 0% magenta, 52.17% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 132.53°, with 49.19% 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 4.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sea Green (#2e8b57), ΔE 4.55.

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Web safe#339933
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Relative luminance0.1917

Complementary

  1. #2f8a42
  2. #8a2f77

Split complementary

  1. #2f8a42
  2. #6f2f8a
  3. #8a2f49

Analogous

  1. #498a2f
  2. #2f8a42
  3. #2f8a6f

Triadic

  1. #2f8a42
  2. #422f8a
  3. #8a422f

Tetradic

  1. #2f8a42
  2. #2f778a
  3. #8a2f77
  4. #8a422f

Square

  1. #2f8a42
  2. #2f498a
  3. #8a2f77
  4. #8a6f2f

Monochromatic

  1. #08180b
  2. #1c5127
  3. #2f8a42
  4. #46c05f
  5. #7fd390

Shades

#2f8a42 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f8a42
  2. #2a7c3b
  3. #266e35
  4. #21612e
  5. #1c5328
  6. #184521
  7. #13371a
  8. #0e2914
  9. #091c0d
  10. #050e07
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f8a42 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f8a42
  2. #449655
  3. #59a168
  4. #6dad7b
  5. #82b98e
  6. #97c5a1
  7. #acd0b3
  8. #c1dcc6
  9. #d5e8d9
  10. #eaf3ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f8a42 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f8a42
  2. #378948
  3. #3f884e
  4. #478755
  5. #4f865b
  6. #588561
  7. #608467
  8. #68836d
  9. #708274
  10. #78817a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #648067 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8c7e3c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #807647 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #138779 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #72833e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #697f45 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #218868 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f8a42 {
  color: #2f8a42;
}
Background
.bg-2f8a42 {
  background-color: #2f8a42;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2f8a42 {
  border: 2px solid #2f8a42;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f8a42;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 138 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 133 49% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f8a42 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f8a42, #2f8a6f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f8a42 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 138 66 / 0.35);
}

#2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 4.55 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 4.95 #138808 India Green ΔE 6.88 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 7.66 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 7.79 #008000 Green ΔE 7.90 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 7.97 #d075bd Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Sea Green
#2f8a42  rgb(47, 138, 66)  hsl(133, 49%, 36%)  Sea Green
#8a2f77  rgb(138, 47, 119)  hsl(313, 49%, 36%)  Deep Plum
#422f8a  rgb(66, 47, 138)  hsl(253, 49%, 36%)  Dark Slate Blue
#8a422f  rgb(138, 66, 47)  hsl(13, 49%, 36%)  Chestnut