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#079237

#079237 ≈ Forest Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#079237 is a color from the green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 2.75% red, 57.25% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.21% cyan, 0% magenta, 62.33% yellow and 42.75% black. Its hue angle is 140.72°, with 90.85% saturation and 30% 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 corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Forest Green (#228b22), ΔE 3.75.

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Web safe#009933
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Relative luminance0.2088

Complementary

  1. #079237
  2. #920762

Split complementary

  1. #079237
  2. #7d0792
  3. #92071c

Analogous

  1. #1c9207
  2. #079237
  3. #07927d

Triadic

  1. #079237
  2. #370792
  3. #923707

Tetradic

  1. #079237
  2. #076292
  3. #920762
  4. #923707

Square

  1. #079237
  2. #071c92
  3. #920762
  4. #927d07

Monochromatic

  1. #011307
  2. #03491c
  3. #079237
  4. #0adb53
  5. #3cf67c

Shades

#079237 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #079237
  2. #068332
  3. #06752c
  4. #056627
  5. #045821
  6. #04491c
  7. #033a16
  8. #022c11
  9. #011d0b
  10. #010f06
  11. #000000

Tints

#079237 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #079237
  2. #209d4b
  3. #39a85f
  4. #51b373
  5. #6abe87
  6. #83c99b
  7. #9cd3af
  8. #b5dec3
  9. #cde9d7
  10. #e6f4eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#079237 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #079237
  2. #13903e
  3. #1f8e46
  4. #2b8d4d
  5. #378b54
  6. #44895c
  7. #508763
  8. #5c856a
  9. #688471
  10. #748279
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #648669 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #94842d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #867a3f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008f7e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #758a31 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a843c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009069 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-079237 {
  color: #079237;
}
Background
.bg-079237 {
  background-color: #079237;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-079237 {
  border: 2px solid #079237;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #079237;
  --color-primary-rgb: 7 146 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 141 91% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-079237 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #079237, #07927d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-079237 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(7 146 55 / 0.35);
}

#228b22 Forest Green ΔE 3.75 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 5.16 #138808 India Green ΔE 5.74 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 7.31 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 7.43 #008000 Green ΔE 7.83 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 9.98 #f86dc8 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Forest Green
#079237  rgb(7, 146, 55)  hsl(141, 91%, 30%)  Forest Green
#920762  rgb(146, 7, 98)  hsl(321, 91%, 30%)  Jazzberry Jam
#370792  rgb(55, 7, 146)  hsl(261, 91%, 30%)  Persian Indigo
#923707  rgb(146, 55, 7)  hsl(21, 91%, 30%)  Saddle Brown