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#2B520E

#2b520e ≈ Lincoln Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#2b520e is a color from the yellow-green family, with very low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 32.16% green and 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.56% cyan, 0% magenta, 82.93% yellow and 67.84% black. Its hue angle is 94.41°, with 70.83% saturation and 18.82% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lincoln Green (#195905), ΔE 3.87.

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Web safe#336600
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Relative luminance0.0658

Complementary

  1. #2b520e
  2. #350e52

Split complementary

  1. #2b520e
  2. #130e52
  3. #520e4d

Analogous

  1. #4d520e
  2. #2b520e
  3. #0e5213

Triadic

  1. #2b520e
  2. #0e2b52
  3. #520e2b

Tetradic

  1. #2b520e
  2. #0e5235
  3. #350e52
  4. #520e2b

Square

  1. #2b520e
  2. #0e4d52
  3. #350e52
  4. #52130e

Monochromatic

  1. #091103
  2. #091103
  3. #2b520e
  4. #4d9319
  5. #70d524

Shades

#2b520e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b520e
  2. #274a0d
  3. #22420b
  4. #1e390a
  5. #1a3108
  6. #162907
  7. #112106
  8. #0d1904
  9. #091003
  10. #040801
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b520e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b520e
  2. #406326
  3. #55753e
  4. #6b8656
  5. #80976e
  6. #95a987
  7. #aaba9f
  8. #bfcbb7
  9. #d5dccf
  10. #eaeee7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b520e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b520e
  2. #345719
  3. #3c5b25
  4. #456030
  5. #4d643c
  6. #566947
  7. #5e6e52
  8. #67725e
  9. #6f7769
  10. #787b75
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f4c39 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #554b02 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #504715 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2a4f45 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #484e07 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #444c13 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2a5037 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2b520e {
  color: #2b520e;
}
Background
.bg-2b520e {
  background-color: #2b520e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2b520e {
  border: 2px solid #2b520e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b520e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 82 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 94 71% 19%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b520e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b520e, #0e5213);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b520e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 82 14 / 0.35);
}

#195905 Lincoln Green ΔE 3.87 #006400 Dark Green ΔE 7.61 #006600 Pakistan Green ΔE 8.13 #4b5320 Army Green ΔE 8.20 #355e3b Hunter Green ΔE 9.20 #556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 10.28 #004225 British Racing Green ΔE 11.76 #d4adf1 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Lincoln Green
#2b520e  rgb(43, 82, 14)  hsl(94, 71%, 19%)  Lincoln Green
#350e52  rgb(53, 14, 82)  hsl(274, 71%, 19%)  Persian Indigo
#0e2b52  rgb(14, 43, 82)  hsl(214, 71%, 19%)  Oxford Blue
#520e2b  rgb(82, 14, 43)  hsl(334, 71%, 19%)  Tyrian Purple