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#178C19

#178c19 ≈ Forest Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#178c19 is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 54.9% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 82.14% yellow and 45.1% black. Its hue angle is 121.03°, with 71.78% 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 4.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Forest Green (#228b22), ΔE 1.01.

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Relative luminance0.1901

Complementary

  1. #178c19
  2. #8c178a

Split complementary

  1. #178c19
  2. #54178c
  3. #8c174f

Analogous

  1. #4f8c17
  2. #178c19
  3. #178c54

Triadic

  1. #178c19
  2. #19178c
  3. #8c1917

Tetradic

  1. #178c19
  2. #178a8c
  3. #8c178a
  4. #8c1917

Square

  1. #178c19
  2. #174f8c
  3. #8c178a
  4. #8c5417

Monochromatic

  1. #031203
  2. #0c4a0d
  3. #178c19
  4. #22ce25
  5. #58e45b

Shades

#178c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #178c19
  2. #157e17
  3. #127014
  4. #106212
  5. #0e540f
  6. #0c460d
  7. #09380a
  8. #072a08
  9. #051c05
  10. #020e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#178c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #178c19
  2. #2e9830
  3. #45a347
  4. #5daf5e
  5. #74ba75
  6. #8bc68c
  7. #a2d1a3
  8. #b9ddba
  9. #d1e8d1
  10. #e8f4e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#178c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #178c19
  2. #228b23
  3. #2c8a2e
  4. #378838
  5. #418742
  6. #4c864d
  7. #568557
  8. #618461
  9. #6b826b
  10. #768176
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #608160 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8f7e00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #837527 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008877 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #728408 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #687f22 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00895f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-178c19 {
  color: #178c19;
}
Background
.bg-178c19 {
  background-color: #178c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-178c19 {
  border: 2px solid #178c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #178c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 140 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 121 72% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-178c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #178c19, #178c54);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-178c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 140 25 / 0.35);
}

#228b22 Forest Green ΔE 1.01 #138808 India Green ΔE 1.74 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 2.09 #008000 Green ΔE 4.49 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 7.93 #568203 Avocado ΔE 8.50 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 10.24 #e873e6 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Forest Green
#178c19  rgb(23, 140, 25)  hsl(121, 72%, 32%)  Forest Green
#8c178a  rgb(140, 23, 138)  hsl(301, 72%, 32%)  Dark Magenta
#19178c  rgb(25, 23, 140)  hsl(241, 72%, 32%)  Phthalo Blue
#8c1917  rgb(140, 25, 23)  hsl(1, 72%, 32%)  Falu Red