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#15942E

#15942e ≈ Forest Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#15942e is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.24% red, 58.04% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.81% cyan, 0% magenta, 68.92% yellow and 41.96% black. Its hue angle is 131.81°, with 75.15% saturation and 33.14% 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 5.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Forest Green (#228b22), ΔE 3.31.

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Web safe#009933
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Relative luminance0.2154

Complementary

  1. #15942e
  2. #94157b

Split complementary

  1. #15942e
  2. #6e1594
  3. #94153c

Analogous

  1. #3c9415
  2. #15942e
  3. #15946e

Triadic

  1. #15942e
  2. #2e1594
  3. #942e15

Tetradic

  1. #15942e
  2. #157b94
  3. #94157b
  4. #942e15

Square

  1. #15942e
  2. #153c94
  3. #94157b
  4. #946e15

Monochromatic

  1. #031206
  2. #0b5119
  3. #15942e
  4. #1fd743
  5. #5ae876

Shades

#15942e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #15942e
  2. #138529
  3. #117625
  4. #0f6820
  5. #0d591c
  6. #0b4a17
  7. #083b12
  8. #062c0e
  9. #041e09
  10. #020f05
  11. #000000

Tints

#15942e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #15942e
  2. #2c9f43
  3. #44a958
  4. #5bb46d
  5. #73bf82
  6. #8aca97
  7. #a1d4ab
  8. #b9dfc0
  9. #d0ead5
  10. #e8f4ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#15942e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #15942e
  2. #209236
  3. #2a903e
  4. #358e47
  5. #408c4f
  6. #4b8a57
  7. #55885f
  8. #608667
  9. #6b8470
  10. #758278
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #668869 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #978520 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #897c38 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00907f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #788c26 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d8634 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009268 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-15942e {
  color: #15942e;
}
Background
.bg-15942e {
  background-color: #15942e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-15942e {
  border: 2px solid #15942e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #15942e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 148 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 132 75% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-15942e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #15942e, #15946e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-15942e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 148 46 / 0.35);
}

#228b22 Forest Green ΔE 3.31 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 3.79 #138808 India Green ΔE 5.13 #008000 Green ΔE 7.75 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 8.53 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 8.91 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 9.93 #ea6bd1 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Forest Green
#15942e  rgb(21, 148, 46)  hsl(132, 75%, 33%)  Forest Green
#94157b  rgb(148, 21, 123)  hsl(312, 75%, 33%)  Mardi Gras
#2e1594  rgb(46, 21, 148)  hsl(252, 75%, 33%)  Zaffre
#942e15  rgb(148, 46, 21)  hsl(12, 75%, 33%)  Kobe