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#048E2B

#048e2b ≈ Forest Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#048e2b 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 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.18% cyan, 0% magenta, 69.72% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 136.96°, 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 1.99.

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Web safe#009933
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Relative luminance0.1955

Complementary

  1. #048e2b
  2. #8e0467

Split complementary

  1. #048e2b
  2. #70048e
  3. #8e0422

Analogous

  1. #228e04
  2. #048e2b
  3. #048e70

Triadic

  1. #048e2b
  2. #2b048e
  3. #8e2b04

Tetradic

  1. #048e2b
  2. #04678e
  3. #8e0467
  4. #8e2b04

Square

  1. #048e2b
  2. #04228e
  3. #8e0467
  4. #8e7004

Monochromatic

  1. #011406
  2. #024414
  3. #048e2b
  4. #06d842
  5. #32f96a

Shades

#048e2b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #048e2b
  2. #048027
  3. #037222
  4. #03631e
  5. #02551a
  6. #024716
  7. #023911
  8. #012b0d
  9. #011c09
  10. #000e04
  11. #000000

Tints

#048e2b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #048e2b
  2. #1d9940
  3. #36a555
  4. #4fb06b
  5. #68bb80
  6. #82c795
  7. #9bd2aa
  8. #b4ddbf
  9. #cde8d5
  10. #e6f4ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#048e2b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #048e2b
  2. #108d34
  3. #1d8b3c
  4. #298a45
  5. #36884d
  6. #428756
  7. #4e865e
  8. #5b8467
  9. #67836f
  10. #748178
  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 #90801d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #837735 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008a7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #728623 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #688131 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008c64 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-048e2b {
  color: #048e2b;
}
Background
.bg-048e2b {
  background-color: #048e2b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-048e2b {
  border: 2px solid #048e2b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #048e2b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 142 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 137 95% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-048e2b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #048e2b, #048e70);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-048e2b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 142 43 / 0.35);
}

#228b22 Forest Green ΔE 1.99 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 3.78 #138808 India Green ΔE 3.80 #008000 Green ΔE 5.86 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 8.34 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 8.86 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 9.37 #fb71d4 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Forest Green
#048e2b  rgb(4, 142, 43)  hsl(137, 95%, 29%)  Forest Green
#8e0467  rgb(142, 4, 103)  hsl(317, 95%, 29%)  Boysenberry
#2b048e  rgb(43, 4, 142)  hsl(257, 95%, 29%)  Dark Blue
#8e2b04  rgb(142, 43, 4)  hsl(17, 95%, 29%)  Kobe