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#287C51

#287c51 ≈ Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#287c51 is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 48.63% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.74% cyan, 0% magenta, 34.68% yellow and 51.37% black. Its hue angle is 149.29°, with 51.22% saturation and 32.16% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sea Green (#2e8b57), ΔE 5.63.

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Relative luminance0.1546

Complementary

  1. #287c51
  2. #7c2853

Split complementary

  1. #287c51
  2. #7b287c
  3. #7c2829

Analogous

  1. #297c28
  2. #287c51
  3. #287c7b

Triadic

  1. #287c51
  2. #51287c
  3. #7c5128

Tetradic

  1. #287c51
  2. #28537c
  3. #7c2853
  4. #7c5128

Square

  1. #287c51
  2. #28297c
  3. #7c2853
  4. #7c7b28

Monochromatic

  1. #050f0a
  2. #15422b
  3. #287c51
  4. #3bb677
  5. #6dd09d

Shades

#287c51 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #287c51
  2. #247049
  3. #206341
  4. #1c5739
  5. #184a31
  6. #143e29
  7. #103220
  8. #0c2518
  9. #081910
  10. #040c08
  11. #000000

Tints

#287c51 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #287c51
  2. #3e8962
  3. #539674
  4. #69a385
  5. #7eb097
  6. #94bea8
  7. #a9cbb9
  8. #bfd8cb
  9. #d4e5dc
  10. #eaf2ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#287c51 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #287c51
  2. #317c56
  3. #3a7d5a
  4. #427d5f
  5. #4b7e64
  6. #547e69
  7. #5d7e6d
  8. #667f72
  9. #6e7f77
  10. #77807b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a7463 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7b724e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #706a54 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007b71 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #64764f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5c7253 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #137b66 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-287c51 {
  color: #287c51;
}
Background
.bg-287c51 {
  background-color: #287c51;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-287c51 {
  border: 2px solid #287c51;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #287c51;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 124 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 149 51% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-287c51 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #287c51, #287c7b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-287c51 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 124 81 / 0.35);
}

#2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 5.63 #006b3c Cadmium Green ΔE 6.53 #00755e Tropical Rain Forest ΔE 7.05 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 7.49 #40826d Viridian ΔE 7.75 #355e3b Hunter Green ΔE 10.78 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 11.58 #d783ae Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Sea Green
#287c51  rgb(40, 124, 81)  hsl(149, 51%, 32%)  Sea Green
#7c2853  rgb(124, 40, 83)  hsl(329, 51%, 32%)  Pansy Purple
#51287c  rgb(81, 40, 124)  hsl(269, 51%, 32%)  Eminence
#7c5128  rgb(124, 81, 40)  hsl(29, 51%, 32%)  Russet