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#124E2D

#124e2d ≈ British Racing Green

  • green
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#124e2d is a color from the green family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 30.59% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.92% cyan, 0% magenta, 42.31% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 147°, with 62.5% saturation and 18.82% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is British Racing Green (#004225), ΔE 3.87.

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Web safe#006633
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Relative luminance0.0577

Complementary

  1. #124e2d
  2. #4e1233

Split complementary

  1. #124e2d
  2. #4b124e
  3. #4e1215

Analogous

  1. #154e12
  2. #124e2d
  3. #124e4b

Triadic

  1. #124e2d
  2. #2d124e
  3. #4e2d12

Tetradic

  1. #124e2d
  2. #12334e
  3. #4e1233
  4. #4e2d12

Square

  1. #124e2d
  2. #12154e
  3. #4e1233
  4. #4e4b12

Monochromatic

  1. #04110a
  2. #04110a
  3. #124e2d
  4. #208c51
  5. #2fca75

Shades

#124e2d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #124e2d
  2. #104629
  3. #0e3e24
  4. #0d3720
  5. #0b2f1b
  6. #092717
  7. #071f12
  8. #05170e
  9. #041009
  10. #020805
  11. #000000

Tints

#124e2d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #124e2d
  2. #2a6042
  3. #417157
  4. #59836c
  5. #719581
  6. #89a796
  7. #a0b8ab
  8. #b8cac0
  9. #d0dcd5
  10. #e7edea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#124e2d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #124e2d
  2. #1d5335
  3. #28583e
  4. #335d46
  5. #3e624e
  6. #496757
  7. #546c5f
  8. #5f7167
  9. #6a766f
  10. #757b78
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #36483c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e472b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #46422f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004d46 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3e4a2c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #38472e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #024d3d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-124e2d {
  color: #124e2d;
}
Background
.bg-124e2d {
  background-color: #124e2d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-124e2d {
  border: 2px solid #124e2d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #124e2d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 78 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 147 63% 19%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-124e2d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #124e2d, #124e4b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-124e2d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 78 45 / 0.35);
}

#004225 British Racing Green ΔE 3.87 #355e3b Hunter Green ΔE 6.49 #123524 Phthalo Green ΔE 9.24 #006b3c Cadmium Green ΔE 9.64 #195905 Lincoln Green ΔE 10.61 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 12.81 #006400 Dark Green ΔE 12.95 #edb1d2 Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

British Racing Green
#124e2d  rgb(18, 78, 45)  hsl(147, 63%, 19%)  British Racing Green
#4e1233  rgb(78, 18, 51)  hsl(327, 63%, 19%)  Tyrian Purple
#2d124e  rgb(45, 18, 78)  hsl(267, 63%, 19%)  Midnight Blue
#4e2d12  rgb(78, 45, 18)  hsl(27, 63%, 19%)  Bistre