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#178B2D

#178b2d ≈ Forest Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#178b2d is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 54.51% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.45% cyan, 0% magenta, 67.63% yellow and 45.49% black. Its hue angle is 131.38°, with 71.6% saturation and 31.76% 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 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Forest Green (#228b22), ΔE 1.79.

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Relative luminance0.1884

Complementary

  1. #178b2d
  2. #8b1775

Split complementary

  1. #178b2d
  2. #67178b
  3. #8b173b

Analogous

  1. #3b8b17
  2. #178b2d
  3. #178b67

Triadic

  1. #178b2d
  2. #2d178b
  3. #8b2d17

Tetradic

  1. #178b2d
  2. #17758b
  3. #8b1775
  4. #8b2d17

Square

  1. #178b2d
  2. #173b8b
  3. #8b1775
  4. #8b6717

Monochromatic

  1. #031206
  2. #0c4918
  3. #178b2d
  4. #22cd42
  5. #58e372

Shades

#178b2d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #178b2d
  2. #157d29
  3. #126f24
  4. #106120
  5. #0e531b
  6. #0c4617
  7. #093812
  8. #072a0e
  9. #051c09
  10. #020e05
  11. #000000

Tints

#178b2d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #178b2d
  2. #2e9742
  3. #45a257
  4. #5dae6c
  5. #74b981
  6. #8bc596
  7. #a2d1ab
  8. #b9dcc0
  9. #d1e8d5
  10. #e8f3ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#178b2d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #178b2d
  2. #228a35
  3. #2c893e
  4. #378846
  5. #41874e
  6. #4c8657
  7. #56845f
  8. #618367
  9. #6b826f
  10. #768178
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #608063 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8d7d21 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #817536 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008778 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #718326 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #677e32 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008962 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-178b2d {
  color: #178b2d;
}
Background
.bg-178b2d {
  background-color: #178b2d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-178b2d {
  border: 2px solid #178b2d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #178b2d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 139 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 131 72% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-178b2d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #178b2d, #178b67);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-178b2d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 139 45 / 0.35);
}

#228b22 Forest Green ΔE 1.79 #138808 India Green ΔE 3.65 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 4.40 #008000 Green ΔE 5.28 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 7.86 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 7.94 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 9.68 #e874d2 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Forest Green
#178b2d  rgb(23, 139, 45)  hsl(131, 72%, 32%)  Forest Green
#8b1775  rgb(139, 23, 117)  hsl(311, 72%, 32%)  Mardi Gras
#2d178b  rgb(45, 23, 139)  hsl(251, 72%, 32%)  Persian Indigo
#8b2d17  rgb(139, 45, 23)  hsl(11, 72%, 32%)  Kobe