Palettes / Colors / #247B4E

#247B4E — Green

#247B4E is a green color we call Green, closest to the named color SeaGreen (#2E8B57). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: seagreen (#2E8B57) — not an exact match. CSS seagreen gives you #2E8B57, a different color; use #247B4E when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#247B4E is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #7B2450; it also sits naturally between #257B24 and #247B79. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 14% · Green 48% · Blue 31%

Cyan 71% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 37% · Key 52%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #247B4E

.text { color: #247B4E; }
.background { background-color: #247B4E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #247B4E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(36, 123, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(149, 55%, 31%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #247B4E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(36, 123, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #247B4E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(36, 123, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#247B4E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#247B4E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7B2450:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #247B4E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #247B4E

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #247B4E looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #247B4E rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #247B4E?

#247B4E is Green, a green color (RGB 36, 123, 78). Its closest standard named color is SeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #247B4E?

#247B4E is RGB 36, 123, 78 — HSL 149°, 55%, 31% — CMYK 71%, 0%, 37%, 52%.

What colors go with #247B4E?

Its complement is #7B2450; analogous partners are #257B24 and #247B79. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #247B4E for text?

White text on #247B4E has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.02:1.