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#048A2A

#048a2a ≈ Forest Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#048a2a is a color from the green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 54.12% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.1% cyan, 0% magenta, 69.57% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 137.01°, with 94.37% 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 4.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Forest Green (#228b22), ΔE 2.01.

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Web safe#009933
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Relative luminance0.1837

Complementary

  1. #048a2a
  2. #8a0464

Split complementary

  1. #048a2a
  2. #6d048a
  3. #8a0421

Analogous

  1. #218a04
  2. #048a2a
  3. #048a6d

Triadic

  1. #048a2a
  2. #2a048a
  3. #8a2a04

Tetradic

  1. #048a2a
  2. #04648a
  3. #8a0464
  4. #8a2a04

Square

  1. #048a2a
  2. #04218a
  3. #8a0464
  4. #8a6d04

Monochromatic

  1. #011406
  2. #024013
  3. #048a2a
  4. #06d441
  5. #2ef968

Shades

#048a2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #048a2a
  2. #047c26
  3. #036e22
  4. #03611d
  5. #025319
  6. #024515
  7. #023711
  8. #01290d
  9. #011c08
  10. #000e04
  11. #000000

Tints

#048a2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #048a2a
  2. #1d963f
  3. #36a155
  4. #4fad6a
  5. #68b97f
  6. #82c595
  7. #9bd0aa
  8. #b4dcbf
  9. #cde8d4
  10. #e6f3ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#048a2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #048a2a
  2. #108933
  3. #1d883b
  4. #298744
  5. #36864c
  6. #428555
  7. #4e845e
  8. #5b8366
  9. #67826f
  10. #748177
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e7f61 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8c7c1d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f7333 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008676 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f8223 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #657d30 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008861 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-048a2a {
  color: #048a2a;
}
Background
.bg-048a2a {
  background-color: #048a2a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-048a2a {
  border: 2px solid #048a2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #048a2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 138 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 137 94% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-048a2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #048a2a, #048a6d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-048a2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 138 42 / 0.35);
}

#228b22 Forest Green ΔE 2.01 #138808 India Green ΔE 3.45 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 4.44 #008000 Green ΔE 4.82 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 8.16 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 8.17 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 9.89 #fb75d5 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Forest Green
#048a2a  rgb(4, 138, 42)  hsl(137, 94%, 28%)  Forest Green
#8a0464  rgb(138, 4, 100)  hsl(317, 94%, 28%)  Byzantium
#2a048a  rgb(42, 4, 138)  hsl(257, 94%, 28%)  Dark Blue
#8a2a04  rgb(138, 42, 4)  hsl(17, 94%, 28%)  Kobe