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#488159

#488159 ≈ Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#488159 is a color from the green family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 50.59% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.19% cyan, 0% magenta, 31.01% yellow and 49.41% black. Its hue angle is 137.89°, with 28.36% saturation and 39.41% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sea Green (#2e8b57), ΔE 5.11.

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Relative luminance0.178

Complementary

  1. #488159
  2. #814870

Split complementary

  1. #488159
  2. #754881
  3. #814853

Analogous

  1. #538148
  2. #488159
  3. #488175

Triadic

  1. #488159
  2. #594881
  3. #815948

Tetradic

  1. #488159
  2. #487081
  3. #814870
  4. #815948

Square

  1. #488159
  2. #485381
  3. #814870
  4. #817548

Monochromatic

  1. #111f15
  2. #2d5037
  3. #488159
  4. #6aac7d
  5. #9bc7a8

Shades

#488159 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #488159
  2. #417450
  3. #3a6747
  4. #325a3e
  5. #2b4d35
  6. #24412d
  7. #1d3424
  8. #16271b
  9. #0e1a12
  10. #070d09
  11. #000000

Tints

#488159 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #488159
  2. #5a8e6a
  3. #6d9a7a
  4. #7fa78b
  5. #91b39b
  6. #a4c0ac
  7. #b6cdbd
  8. #c8d9cd
  9. #dae6de
  10. #edf2ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#488159 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #488159
  2. #4e815d
  3. #538161
  4. #598165
  5. #5e8169
  6. #64816d
  7. #6a8070
  8. #6f8074
  9. #758078
  10. #7a807c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #667a6b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #817957 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #79735b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3d7f76 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f7c58 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #69795a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #42806c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-488159 {
  color: #488159;
}
Background
.bg-488159 {
  background-color: #488159;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-488159 {
  border: 2px solid #488159;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #488159;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 129 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 138 28% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-488159 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #488159, #488175);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-488159 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 129 89 / 0.35);
}

#2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 5.11 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 6.06 #40826d Viridian ΔE 6.59 #00755e Tropical Rain Forest ΔE 9.48 #006b3c Cadmium Green ΔE 10.18 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 10.55 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 11.15 #b77ea6 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Sea Green
#488159  rgb(72, 129, 89)  hsl(138, 28%, 39%)  Sea Green
#814870  rgb(129, 72, 112)  hsl(318, 28%, 39%)  Twilight Lavender
#594881  rgb(89, 72, 129)  hsl(258, 28%, 39%)  Dark Slate Blue
#815948  rgb(129, 89, 72)  hsl(18, 28%, 39%)  Coffee