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#12842E

#12842e ≈ Forest Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#12842e is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 51.76% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.36% cyan, 0% magenta, 65.15% yellow and 48.24% black. Its hue angle is 134.74°, with 76% saturation and 29.41% 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 4.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Forest Green (#228b22), ΔE 3.73.

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Web safe#009933
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Relative luminance0.1683

Complementary

  1. #12842e
  2. #841268

Split complementary

  1. #12842e
  2. #671284
  3. #84122f

Analogous

  1. #2f8412
  2. #12842e
  3. #128467

Triadic

  1. #12842e
  2. #2e1284
  3. #842e12

Tetradic

  1. #12842e
  2. #126884
  3. #841268
  4. #842e12

Square

  1. #12842e
  2. #122f84
  3. #841268
  4. #846712

Monochromatic

  1. #021206
  2. #094117
  3. #12842e
  4. #1bc745
  5. #49e66f

Shades

#12842e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #12842e
  2. #107729
  3. #0e6a25
  4. #0d5c20
  5. #0b4f1c
  6. #094217
  7. #073512
  8. #05280e
  9. #041a09
  10. #020d05
  11. #000000

Tints

#12842e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #12842e
  2. #2a9043
  3. #419d58
  4. #59a96d
  5. #71b582
  6. #89c297
  7. #a0ceab
  8. #b8dac0
  9. #d0e6d5
  10. #e7f3ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#12842e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #12842e
  2. #1d8436
  3. #28833e
  4. #338347
  5. #3e824f
  6. #498257
  7. #54825f
  8. #5f8167
  9. #6a8170
  10. #758078
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a7a5e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #867724 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a6f36 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008172 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a7c28 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #617833 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00825e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-12842e {
  color: #12842e;
}
Background
.bg-12842e {
  background-color: #12842e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-12842e {
  border: 2px solid #12842e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #12842e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 132 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 135 76% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-12842e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #12842e, #128467);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-12842e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 132 46 / 0.35);
}

#228b22 Forest Green ΔE 3.73 #008000 Green ΔE 4.52 #138808 India Green ΔE 4.57 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 6.46 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 7.38 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 7.60 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 8.31 #ed7bd1 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Forest Green
#12842e  rgb(18, 132, 46)  hsl(135, 76%, 29%)  Forest Green
#841268  rgb(132, 18, 104)  hsl(315, 76%, 29%)  Byzantium
#2e1284  rgb(46, 18, 132)  hsl(255, 76%, 29%)  Persian Indigo
#842e12  rgb(132, 46, 18)  hsl(15, 76%, 29%)  Kobe