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#048E28

#048e28 ≈ Forest Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#048e28 is a color from the green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 55.69% green and 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.18% cyan, 0% magenta, 71.83% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 135.65°, with 94.52% saturation and 28.63% 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 1.73.

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Web safe#009933
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Relative luminance0.1953

Complementary

  1. #048e28
  2. #8e046a

Split complementary

  1. #048e28
  2. #6d048e
  3. #8e0425

Analogous

  1. #258e04
  2. #048e28
  3. #048e6d

Triadic

  1. #048e28
  2. #28048e
  3. #8e2804

Tetradic

  1. #048e28
  2. #046a8e
  3. #8e046a
  4. #8e2804

Square

  1. #048e28
  2. #04258e
  3. #8e046a
  4. #8e6d04

Monochromatic

  1. #011406
  2. #024413
  3. #048e28
  4. #06d83d
  5. #32f966

Shades

#048e28 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #048e28
  2. #048024
  3. #037220
  4. #03631c
  5. #025518
  6. #024714
  7. #023910
  8. #012b0c
  9. #011c08
  10. #000e04
  11. #000000

Tints

#048e28 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #048e28
  2. #1d993e
  3. #36a553
  4. #4fb069
  5. #68bb7e
  6. #82c794
  7. #9bd2a9
  8. #b4ddbf
  9. #cde8d4
  10. #e6f4ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#048e28 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #048e28
  2. #108d31
  3. #1d8b3a
  4. #298a42
  5. #36884b
  6. #428754
  7. #4e865d
  8. #5b8466
  9. #67836e
  10. #748177
  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 #608363 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #908018 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #837732 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008a7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #72861f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #68812e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008c63 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-048e28 {
  color: #048e28;
}
Background
.bg-048e28 {
  background-color: #048e28;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-048e28 {
  border: 2px solid #048e28;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #048e28;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 142 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 136 95% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-048e28 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #048e28, #048e6d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-048e28 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 142 40 / 0.35);
}

#228b22 Forest Green ΔE 1.73 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 3.38 #138808 India Green ΔE 3.48 #008000 Green ΔE 5.66 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 8.72 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 8.80 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 9.69 #fb71d7 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Forest Green
#048e28  rgb(4, 142, 40)  hsl(136, 95%, 29%)  Forest Green
#8e046a  rgb(142, 4, 106)  hsl(316, 95%, 29%)  Byzantium
#28048e  rgb(40, 4, 142)  hsl(256, 95%, 29%)  Dark Blue
#8e2804  rgb(142, 40, 4)  hsl(16, 95%, 29%)  Kobe