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#158E2E

#158e2e ≈ Forest Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#158e2e is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.24% red, 55.69% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.21% cyan, 0% magenta, 67.61% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 132.4°, with 74.23% saturation and 31.96% 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 4.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Forest Green (#228b22), ΔE 2.

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Relative luminance0.197

Complementary

  1. #158e2e
  2. #8e1575

Split complementary

  1. #158e2e
  2. #6b158e
  3. #8e1538

Analogous

  1. #388e15
  2. #158e2e
  3. #158e6b

Triadic

  1. #158e2e
  2. #2e158e
  3. #8e2e15

Tetradic

  1. #158e2e
  2. #15758e
  3. #8e1575
  4. #8e2e15

Square

  1. #158e2e
  2. #15388e
  3. #8e1575
  4. #8e6b15

Monochromatic

  1. #031206
  2. #0b4b18
  3. #158e2e
  4. #1fd144
  5. #56e674

Shades

#158e2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #158e2e
  2. #138029
  3. #117225
  4. #0f6320
  5. #0d551c
  6. #0b4717
  7. #083912
  8. #062b0e
  9. #041c09
  10. #020e05
  11. #000000

Tints

#158e2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #158e2e
  2. #2c9943
  3. #44a558
  4. #5bb06d
  5. #73bb82
  6. #8ac797
  7. #a1d2ab
  8. #b9ddc0
  9. #d0e8d5
  10. #e8f4ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#158e2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #158e2e
  2. #208d36
  3. #2a8b3e
  4. #358a47
  5. #40884f
  6. #4b8757
  7. #55865f
  8. #608467
  9. #6b8370
  10. #758178
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #628365 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #908022 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #847737 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008a7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #738627 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #698134 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008c64 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-158e2e {
  color: #158e2e;
}
Background
.bg-158e2e {
  background-color: #158e2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-158e2e {
  border: 2px solid #158e2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #158e2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 142 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 132 74% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-158e2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #158e2e, #158e6b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-158e2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 142 46 / 0.35);
}

#228b22 Forest Green ΔE 2.00 #138808 India Green ΔE 4.02 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 4.03 #008000 Green ΔE 6.07 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 8.00 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 8.59 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 9.12 #ea71d1 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Forest Green
#158e2e  rgb(21, 142, 46)  hsl(132, 74%, 32%)  Forest Green
#8e1575  rgb(142, 21, 117)  hsl(312, 74%, 32%)  Mardi Gras
#2e158e  rgb(46, 21, 142)  hsl(252, 74%, 32%)  Persian Indigo
#8e2e15  rgb(142, 46, 21)  hsl(12, 74%, 32%)  Kobe