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#008E2E

#008e2e ≈ Forest Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#008e2e is a color from the green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 55.69% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 67.61% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 139.44°, with 100% saturation and 27.84% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and luxury branding. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Forest Green (#228b22), ΔE 2.37.

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Web safe#009933
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Relative luminance0.1954

Complementary

  1. #008e2e
  2. #8e0060

Split complementary

  1. #008e2e
  2. #75008e
  3. #8e0019

Analogous

  1. #198e00
  2. #008e2e
  3. #008e75

Triadic

  1. #008e2e
  2. #2e008e
  3. #8e2e00

Tetradic

  1. #008e2e
  2. #00608e
  3. #8e0060
  4. #8e2e00

Square

  1. #008e2e
  2. #00198e
  3. #8e0060
  4. #8e7500

Monochromatic

  1. #001407
  2. #004115
  3. #008e2e
  4. #00da47
  5. #28ff6e

Shades

#008e2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #008e2e
  2. #008029
  3. #007225
  4. #006320
  5. #00551c
  6. #004717
  7. #003912
  8. #002b0e
  9. #001c09
  10. #000e05
  11. #000000

Tints

#008e2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #008e2e
  2. #1a9943
  3. #33a558
  4. #4db06d
  5. #66bb82
  6. #80c797
  7. #99d2ab
  8. #b3ddc0
  9. #cce8d5
  10. #e6f4ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#008e2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #008e2e
  2. #0d8d36
  3. #1a8b3e
  4. #268a47
  5. #33884f
  6. #408757
  7. #4d865f
  8. #5a8467
  9. #668370
  10. #738178
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #608364 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #908022 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #837737 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008a7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #728627 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #678134 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008c64 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-008e2e {
  color: #008e2e;
}
Background
.bg-008e2e {
  background-color: #008e2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-008e2e {
  border: 2px solid #008e2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #008e2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 142 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 139 100% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-008e2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #008e2e, #008e75);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-008e2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 142 46 / 0.35);
}

#228b22 Forest Green ΔE 2.37 #138808 India Green ΔE 4.19 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 4.23 #008000 Green ΔE 6.10 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 7.94 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 9.01 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 9.01 #ff71d1 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Forest Green
#008e2e  rgb(0, 142, 46)  hsl(139, 100%, 28%)  Forest Green
#8e0060  rgb(142, 0, 96)  hsl(319, 100%, 28%)  Pansy Purple
#2e008e  rgb(46, 0, 142)  hsl(259, 100%, 28%)  Dark Blue
#8e2e00  rgb(142, 46, 0)  hsl(19, 100%, 28%)  Kobe