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#178A34

#178a34 ≈ Forest Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#178a34 is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 54.12% green and 20.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.33% cyan, 0% magenta, 62.32% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 135.13°, with 71.43% saturation and 31.57% 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 4.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Forest Green (#228b22), ΔE 2.97.

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Web safe#009933
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Relative luminance0.1861

Complementary

  1. #178a34
  2. #8a176d

Split complementary

  1. #178a34
  2. #6e178a
  3. #8a1734

Analogous

  1. #348a17
  2. #178a34
  3. #178a6e

Triadic

  1. #178a34
  2. #34178a
  3. #8a3417

Tetradic

  1. #178a34
  2. #176d8a
  3. #8a176d
  4. #8a3417

Square

  1. #178a34
  2. #17348a
  3. #8a176d
  4. #8a6e17

Monochromatic

  1. #031107
  2. #0c481b
  3. #178a34
  4. #22cc4d
  5. #57e37a

Shades

#178a34 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #178a34
  2. #157c2f
  3. #126e2a
  4. #106124
  5. #0e531f
  6. #0c451a
  7. #093715
  8. #072910
  9. #051c0a
  10. #020e05
  11. #000000

Tints

#178a34 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #178a34
  2. #2e9648
  3. #45a15d
  4. #5dad71
  5. #74b985
  6. #8bc59a
  7. #a2d0ae
  8. #b9dcc2
  9. #d1e8d6
  10. #e8f3eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#178a34 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #178a34
  2. #22893c
  3. #2c8843
  4. #37874b
  5. #418652
  6. #4c855a
  7. #568462
  8. #618369
  9. #6b8271
  10. #768178
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5f7f63 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8c7d2b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #80743b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008778 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #70822f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #667d38 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008863 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-178a34 {
  color: #178a34;
}
Background
.bg-178a34 {
  background-color: #178a34;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-178a34 {
  border: 2px solid #178a34;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #178a34;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 138 52;
  --color-primary-hsl: 135 71% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-178a34 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #178a34, #178a6e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-178a34 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 138 52 / 0.35);
}

#228b22 Forest Green ΔE 2.97 #138808 India Green ΔE 4.72 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 5.62 #008000 Green ΔE 5.88 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 6.75 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 8.10 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 9.11 #e875cb Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Forest Green
#178a34  rgb(23, 138, 52)  hsl(135, 71%, 32%)  Forest Green
#8a176d  rgb(138, 23, 109)  hsl(315, 71%, 32%)  Byzantium
#34178a  rgb(52, 23, 138)  hsl(255, 71%, 32%)  Persian Indigo
#8a3417  rgb(138, 52, 23)  hsl(15, 71%, 32%)  Kobe