Seaweed is a dark medium bright shade of Green. It belongs to the color family Dark Spring Green, and it has low lightness and medium saturation. Seaweed is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Seaweed is #1B2F11.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Seaweed has 11%% Red, 18% Green, and 7% Blue.
Seaweed has 100° Hue, 64% Saturation, and 18% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Seaweed has 100° Hue, 45% Saturation, and 13% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Seaweed has 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 64% yellow, and 82% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#1B2F11 |
|
RGB |
(27, 47, 17) |
(11%, 18%, 7%) |
HSV |
(100°, 64, 18) |
(28%, 64%, 18%) |
HSL |
(100°, 45, 13) |
(28%, 45%, 13%) |
CMYK |
(43, 0, 64, 82) |
(43%, 0%, 64%, 82%) |
The natural luminance of Seaweed is 2%, which is low.
Seaweed has a higher contrast with white than black.
Seaweed and black have a 1.5:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Seaweed and white have a 14.4:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
2% |
insufficient (1.5) |
AAA (14.4) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Seaweed paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 2% Yellow, 9% Green, 82% Black, 7% White, as shown below.
Yellow
2%
Red
0%
Green
9%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
82%
White
7%
To mix Seaweed paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 5% Cyan, 7% Yellow, 82% Black, 7% White, as shown below.
Cyan
5%
Magenta
0%
Yellow
7%
Black
82%
White
7%
Colors similar to Seaweed are: Palm Leaf, Gordons Green, Deep Forest Green, Black Olive, and Myrtle. Palm Leaf is brighter than Seaweed. Gordons Green is more yellow and paler than Seaweed. Deep Forest Green is more yellow and brighter than Seaweed. Black Olive is more yellow and paler than Seaweed. Myrtle is more green and paler than Seaweed.