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#3C8E4E

#3c8e4e ≈ Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#3c8e4e is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.53% red, 55.69% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.75% cyan, 0% magenta, 45.07% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 133.17°, with 40.59% saturation and 39.61% 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 5.17:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sea Green (#2e8b57), ΔE 3.42.

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Web safe#339966
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Relative luminance0.2086

Complementary

  1. #3c8e4e
  2. #8e3c7c

Split complementary

  1. #3c8e4e
  2. #773c8e
  3. #8e3c53

Analogous

  1. #538e3c
  2. #3c8e4e
  3. #3c8e77

Triadic

  1. #3c8e4e
  2. #4e3c8e
  3. #8e4e3c

Tetradic

  1. #3c8e4e
  2. #3c7c8e
  3. #8e3c7c
  4. #8e4e3c

Square

  1. #3c8e4e
  2. #3c538e
  3. #8e3c7c
  4. #8e773c

Monochromatic

  1. #0f2213
  2. #255830
  3. #3c8e4e
  4. #5cba71
  5. #92d1a0

Shades

#3c8e4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3c8e4e
  2. #368046
  3. #30723e
  4. #2a6337
  5. #24552f
  6. #1e4727
  7. #18391f
  8. #122b17
  9. #0c1c10
  10. #060e08
  11. #000000

Tints

#3c8e4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3c8e4e
  2. #509960
  3. #63a571
  4. #77b083
  5. #8abb95
  6. #9ec7a7
  7. #b1d2b8
  8. #c5ddca
  9. #d8e8dc
  10. #ecf4ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3c8e4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3c8e4e
  2. #438d53
  3. #4a8b58
  4. #508a5d
  5. #578862
  6. #5e8767
  7. #65866c
  8. #6c8471
  9. #728376
  10. #79817b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a856e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8f8349 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #847b52 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #298b7e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #77874b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e8351 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #328c6e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3c8e4e {
  color: #3c8e4e;
}
Background
.bg-3c8e4e {
  background-color: #3c8e4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3c8e4e {
  border: 2px solid #3c8e4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3c8e4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 142 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 133 41% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3c8e4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3c8e4e, #3c8e77);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3c8e4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 142 78 / 0.35);
}

#2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 3.42 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 6.42 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 6.86 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 8.38 #138808 India Green ΔE 8.96 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 9.24 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 9.26 #c371b1 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Sea Green
#3c8e4e  rgb(60, 142, 78)  hsl(133, 41%, 40%)  Sea Green
#8e3c7c  rgb(142, 60, 124)  hsl(313, 41%, 40%)  Deep Plum
#4e3c8e  rgb(78, 60, 142)  hsl(253, 41%, 40%)  Dark Slate Blue
#8e4e3c  rgb(142, 78, 60)  hsl(13, 41%, 40%)  Chestnut