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#3C8A4E

#3c8a4e ≈ Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#3c8a4e is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.53% red, 54.12% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.52% cyan, 0% magenta, 43.48% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 133.85°, with 39.39% saturation and 38.82% 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 4.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sea Green (#2e8b57), ΔE 2.76.

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Web safe#339966
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Relative luminance0.1969

Complementary

  1. #3c8a4e
  2. #8a3c78

Split complementary

  1. #3c8a4e
  2. #753c8a
  3. #8a3c51

Analogous

  1. #518a3c
  2. #3c8a4e
  3. #3c8a75

Triadic

  1. #3c8a4e
  2. #4e3c8a
  3. #8a4e3c

Tetradic

  1. #3c8a4e
  2. #3c788a
  3. #8a3c78
  4. #8a4e3c

Square

  1. #3c8a4e
  2. #3c518a
  3. #8a3c78
  4. #8a753c

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1f12
  2. #255530
  3. #3c8a4e
  4. #5bb870
  5. #90cf9f

Shades

#3c8a4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3c8a4e
  2. #367c46
  3. #306e3e
  4. #2a6137
  5. #24532f
  6. #1e4527
  7. #18371f
  8. #122917
  9. #0c1c10
  10. #060e08
  11. #000000

Tints

#3c8a4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3c8a4e
  2. #509660
  3. #63a171
  4. #77ad83
  5. #8ab995
  6. #9ec5a7
  7. #b1d0b8
  8. #c5dcca
  9. #d8e8dc
  10. #ecf3ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3c8a4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3c8a4e
  2. #438953
  3. #4a8858
  4. #50875d
  5. #578662
  6. #5e8567
  7. #65846c
  8. #6c8371
  9. #728276
  10. #79817b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #67816c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8b7f4a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #817852 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2a887b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #74844b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c7f50 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #32896c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3c8a4e {
  color: #3c8a4e;
}
Background
.bg-3c8a4e {
  background-color: #3c8a4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3c8a4e {
  border: 2px solid #3c8a4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3c8a4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 138 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 134 39% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3c8a4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3c8a4e, #3c8a75);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3c8a4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 138 78 / 0.35);
}

#2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 2.76 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 7.19 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 7.30 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 7.46 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 8.79 #138808 India Green ΔE 9.22 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 9.92 #c375b1 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Sea Green
#3c8a4e  rgb(60, 138, 78)  hsl(134, 39%, 39%)  Sea Green
#8a3c78  rgb(138, 60, 120)  hsl(314, 39%, 39%)  Deep Plum
#4e3c8a  rgb(78, 60, 138)  hsl(254, 39%, 39%)  Dark Slate Blue
#8a4e3c  rgb(138, 78, 60)  hsl(14, 39%, 39%)  Chestnut