greencoolCSS named color
Sea Green #2E8B57
A medium blue-green, like shallow sea water.
Use cases: Marine brands · Natural palettes
Color values
| Format | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #2E8B57 | |
| RGB | rgb(46, 139, 87) | |
| HSL | hsl(146, 50%, 36%) | |
| HSV | hsv(146, 67%, 55%) | |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.9%, 0%, 37.4%, 45.5%) | |
| XYZ | xyz(12.0786, 19.7329, 12.1873) | |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.5, -39.7, 20.1) | |
| Luminance | 0.197 (WCAG relative) |
/* Sea Green */
color: #2e8b57;
background-color: #2e8b57;
Shade scale
Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →
Shades (toward black)
#297d4e #256f46 #20613d #1c5334 #17462c #123823 #0e2a1a #091c11 #050e09 #000000
Tints (toward white)
#439768 #58a279 #6dae89 #82b99a #97c5ab #abd1bc #c0dccd #d5e8dd #eaf3ee #ffffff
Tones (toward gray)
#368a5b #3e895f #478863 #4f8767 #57866c #5f8470 #678374 #708278 #78817c #808080
Color harmonies
Complementary
Edit in generator →#2E8B57
#8B2E62
#2e8b57 #8b2e62
Analogous
Edit in generator →#348B2E
#2E8B57
#2E8B86
#348b2e #2e8b57 #2e8b86
Triadic
Edit in generator →#2E8B57
#572E8B
#8B572E
#2e8b57 #572e8b #8b572e
Tetradic
Edit in generator →#2E8B57
#2E348B
#8B2E62
#8B862E
#2e8b57 #2e348b #8b2e62 #8b862e
Split Complementary
Edit in generator →#2E8B57
#862E8B
#8B2E34
#2e8b57 #862e8b #8b2e34
Monochromatic
Edit in generator →#102F1D
#1F5D3A
#2E8B57
#3DB974
#67CD94
#102f1d #1f5d3a #2e8b57 #3db974 #67cd94
Accessibility & contrast
4.25
#2E8B57 on #FFFFFF
AA text ✗AA large ✓AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✓
4.95
#2E8B57 on #000000
AA text ✓AA large ✓AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✓
Best text on sea green
4.95
#000000 text
WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1.
Color blindness preview
Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.
Closest named colors
Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀).
| Color | Name | ΔE₀₀ |
|---|---|---|
| Green #008000 | 11.98 | |
| Avocado #568203 | 14.87 | |
| Fern #63B76C | 15.01 | |
| Hunter Green #355E3B | 15.95 | |
| Moss Green #8A9A5B | 16.45 | |
| Forest Green #2D5A27 | 17.33 |
Related colors
Palettes with sea green
Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.