What color is #2E8B57?

#2E8B57 is a dark, moderate green known as Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sea Green?

The RGB value is 46, 139, 87: 46 red, 139 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sea Green?

The complementary color is #8B2E62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E8B57?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sea Green color: hex code #2E8B57

#2E8B57 rgb(46, 139, 87)

Shades of green

Sea Green has the hex code #2E8B57. It is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 54.5% green and 34.1% blue (46, 139, 87).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 50% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 45% black.

You can use it in CSS with the keyword seagreen.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

Sea Green (#2E8B57) color codes

HEX	`#2E8B57`
RGB	`rgb(46, 139, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 54.5%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 50%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 67%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 0%, 37%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.53, -39.72, 20.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.53, 44.49, 153.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.079, 19.733, 12.187)`
Decimal	`3050327`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sea Green, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #2E8B57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#2E8B57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #2E8B57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e8b57; }
.text { color: #2e8b57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e8b57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 139 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e8b57, #2e8b86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #2E8B57 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #2E8B57?: #2E8B57 is a dark, moderate green known as Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sea Green?: The RGB value is 46, 139, 87: 46 red, 139 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sea Green?: The complementary color is #8B2E62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E8B57?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.