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#2E8A4E

#2e8a4e ≈ Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#2e8a4e is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 54.12% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 43.48% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 140.87°, with 50% saturation and 36.08% 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 4.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sea Green (#2e8b57), ΔE 2.

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Web safe#339966
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Relative luminance0.1931

Complementary

  1. #2e8a4e
  2. #8a2e6a

Split complementary

  1. #2e8a4e
  2. #7c2e8a
  3. #8a2e3c

Analogous

  1. #3c8a2e
  2. #2e8a4e
  3. #2e8a7c

Triadic

  1. #2e8a4e
  2. #4e2e8a
  3. #8a4e2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e8a4e
  2. #2e6a8a
  3. #8a2e6a
  4. #8a4e2e

Square

  1. #2e8a4e
  2. #2e3c8a
  3. #8a2e6a
  4. #8a7c2e

Monochromatic

  1. #08170d
  2. #1b512e
  3. #2e8a4e
  4. #44c16f
  5. #7dd49b

Shades

#2e8a4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e8a4e
  2. #297c46
  3. #256e3e
  4. #206137
  5. #1c532f
  6. #174527
  7. #12371f
  8. #0e2917
  9. #091c10
  10. #050e08
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e8a4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e8a4e
  2. #439660
  3. #58a171
  4. #6dad83
  5. #82b995
  6. #97c5a7
  7. #abd0b8
  8. #c0dcca
  9. #d5e8dc
  10. #eaf3ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e8a4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e8a4e
  2. #368953
  3. #3e8858
  4. #47875d
  5. #4f8662
  6. #578567
  7. #5f846c
  8. #678371
  9. #708276
  10. #78817b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #64806b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8a7f4a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f7652 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #04887b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #71834b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #687f50 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1c896c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e8a4e {
  color: #2e8a4e;
}
Background
.bg-2e8a4e {
  background-color: #2e8a4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2e8a4e {
  border: 2px solid #2e8a4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e8a4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 138 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 141 50% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e8a4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e8a4e, #2e8a7c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e8a4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 138 78 / 0.35);
}

#2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 2.00 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 7.00 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 7.46 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 8.00 #138808 India Green ΔE 9.33 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 9.69 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 10.05 #d175b1 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Sea Green
#2e8a4e  rgb(46, 138, 78)  hsl(141, 50%, 36%)  Sea Green
#8a2e6a  rgb(138, 46, 106)  hsl(321, 50%, 36%)  Boysenberry
#4e2e8a  rgb(78, 46, 138)  hsl(261, 50%, 36%)  Rebecca Purple
#8a4e2e  rgb(138, 78, 46)  hsl(21, 50%, 36%)  Russet