seagreen — #2E8B57
#2E8B57
rgb(46, 139, 87) · hsl(146, 50%, 36%) · CSS keyword seagreen
Can you put text on it?
| Contrast | Body text | Large text | |
|---|---|---|---|
| seagreen on white | 4.25:1 | — | AA |
| seagreen on black | 4.95:1 | AA | AA |
As a background, seagreen takes black text: 4.95:1 against 4.25:1 the other way. A colour picker will give you the hex and stop there, which is why so many palettes look right and fail an accessibility audit.
Using it
color: seagreen;
color: #2e8b57;
color: rgb(46 139 87);All three are the same colour. The keyword is one of the 141 CSS named colours — a list settled in CSS 2.1 and added to exactly once since, when rebeccapurple was standardised in 2014.
Colours close to seagreen
- forestgreen — #228B22
- teal — #008080
- darkcyan — #008B8B
- mediumseagreen — #3CB371
- steelblue — #4682B4
- darkolivegreen — #556B2F
Frequently asked questions
What is the hex code for seagreen?
The hex code for seagreen is #2E8B57 — RGB 46, 139, 87.
Can I use seagreen for text?
Only for large text. seagreen reaches 4.25:1 against white — enough for the 3:1 of headings at 24px or 18.5px bold, short of the 4.5:1 body text needs.
Should text on seagreen be black or white?
Black — 4.95:1 against 4.25:1 the other way.
Other named colours
- seashell — #FFF5EE
- sienna — #A0522D
- silver — #C0C0C0
- skyblue — #87CEEB
- slateblue — #6A5ACD
- slategray — #708090
- snow — #FFFAFA
- springgreen — #00FF7F
- steelblue — #4682B4
- tan — #D2B48C
- teal — #008080
- thistle — #D8BFD8
#2E8B57 in full — tints, shades and harmonies · All named colours · Colour reference