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#3E8656

#3e8656 ≈ Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#3e8656 is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.31% red, 52.55% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.73% cyan, 0% magenta, 35.82% yellow and 47.45% black. Its hue angle is 140°, with 36.73% saturation and 38.43% 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 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sea Green (#2e8b57), ΔE 2.45.

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Web safe#339966
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Relative luminance0.1875

Complementary

  1. #3e8656
  2. #863e6e

Split complementary

  1. #3e8656
  2. #7a3e86
  3. #863e4a

Analogous

  1. #4a863e
  2. #3e8656
  3. #3e867a

Triadic

  1. #3e8656
  2. #563e86
  3. #86563e

Tetradic

  1. #3e8656
  2. #3e6e86
  3. #863e6e
  4. #86563e

Square

  1. #3e8656
  2. #3e4a86
  3. #863e6e
  4. #867a3e

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1d13
  2. #265234
  3. #3e8656
  4. #5db47a
  5. #91cca5

Shades

#3e8656 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3e8656
  2. #38794d
  3. #326b45
  4. #2b5e3c
  5. #255034
  6. #1f432b
  7. #193622
  8. #13281a
  9. #0c1b11
  10. #060d09
  11. #000000

Tints

#3e8656 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3e8656
  2. #519267
  3. #659e78
  4. #78aa89
  5. #8bb69a
  6. #9fc3ab
  7. #b2cfbb
  8. #c5dbcc
  9. #d8e7dd
  10. #ecf3ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3e8656 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3e8656
  2. #45855a
  3. #4b855e
  4. #528463
  5. #588467
  6. #5f836b
  7. #66826f
  8. #6c8273
  9. #738178
  10. #79817c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #667e6c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #867c53 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c7559 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2c847a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #708054 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #697c58 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #34856d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3e8656 {
  color: #3e8656;
}
Background
.bg-3e8656 {
  background-color: #3e8656;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3e8656 {
  border: 2px solid #3e8656;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3e8656;
  --color-primary-rgb: 62 134 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 140 37% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3e8656 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3e8656, #3e867a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3e8656 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(62 134 86 / 0.35);
}

#2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 2.45 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 6.81 #40826d Viridian ΔE 8.13 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 8.70 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 9.88 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 10.11 #00755e Tropical Rain Forest ΔE 10.59 #c179a9 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Sea Green
#3e8656  rgb(62, 134, 86)  hsl(140, 37%, 38%)  Sea Green
#863e6e  rgb(134, 62, 110)  hsl(320, 37%, 38%)  Boysenberry
#563e86  rgb(86, 62, 134)  hsl(260, 37%, 38%)  Dark Slate Blue
#86563e  rgb(134, 86, 62)  hsl(20, 37%, 38%)  Coffee