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#059228

#059228 ≈ Forest Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#059228 is a color from the green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.96% red, 57.25% green and 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.58% cyan, 0% magenta, 72.6% yellow and 42.75% black. Its hue angle is 134.89°, with 93.38% saturation and 29.61% 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 5.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Forest Green (#228b22), ΔE 2.62.

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Relative luminance0.2074

Complementary

  1. #059228
  2. #92056f

Split complementary

  1. #059228
  2. #6f0592
  3. #920529

Analogous

  1. #299205
  2. #059228
  3. #05926f

Triadic

  1. #059228
  2. #280592
  3. #922805

Tetradic

  1. #059228
  2. #056f92
  3. #92056f
  4. #922805

Square

  1. #059228
  2. #052992
  3. #92056f
  4. #926f05

Monochromatic

  1. #011405
  2. #024814
  3. #059228
  4. #08dc3c
  5. #38f868

Shades

#059228 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #059228
  2. #058324
  3. #047520
  4. #04661c
  5. #035818
  6. #034914
  7. #023a10
  8. #022c0c
  9. #011d08
  10. #010f04
  11. #000000

Tints

#059228 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #059228
  2. #1e9d3e
  3. #37a853
  4. #50b369
  5. #69be7e
  6. #82c994
  7. #9bd3a9
  8. #b4debf
  9. #cde9d4
  10. #e6f4ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#059228 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #059228
  2. #119031
  3. #1e8e3a
  4. #2a8d42
  5. #368b4b
  6. #438954
  7. #4f875d
  8. #5b8566
  9. #67846e
  10. #748277
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #638666 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #958317 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #877a33 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008e7d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #76891f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b842f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009066 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-059228 {
  color: #059228;
}
Background
.bg-059228 {
  background-color: #059228;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-059228 {
  border: 2px solid #059228;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #059228;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 146 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 135 93% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-059228 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #059228, #05926f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-059228 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 146 40 / 0.35);
}

#228b22 Forest Green ΔE 2.62 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 3.09 #138808 India Green ΔE 4.27 #008000 Green ΔE 6.84 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 9.22 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 9.26 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 9.62 #fa6dd7 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Forest Green
#059228  rgb(5, 146, 40)  hsl(135, 93%, 30%)  Forest Green
#92056f  rgb(146, 5, 111)  hsl(315, 93%, 30%)  Mardi Gras
#280592  rgb(40, 5, 146)  hsl(255, 93%, 30%)  Dark Blue
#922805  rgb(146, 40, 5)  hsl(15, 93%, 30%)  Kobe