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#178D2C

#178d2c ≈ Forest Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#178d2c is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 55.29% green and 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.69% cyan, 0% magenta, 68.79% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 130.68°, with 71.95% saturation and 32.16% 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 4.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Forest Green (#228b22), ΔE 1.63.

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Web safe#009933
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Relative luminance0.1941

Complementary

  1. #178d2c
  2. #8d1778

Split complementary

  1. #178d2c
  2. #67178d
  3. #8d173d

Analogous

  1. #3d8d17
  2. #178d2c
  3. #178d67

Triadic

  1. #178d2c
  2. #2c178d
  3. #8d2c17

Tetradic

  1. #178d2c
  2. #17788d
  3. #8d1778
  4. #8d2c17

Square

  1. #178d2c
  2. #173d8d
  3. #8d1778
  4. #8d6717

Monochromatic

  1. #031205
  2. #0c4b17
  3. #178d2c
  4. #22cf41
  5. #59e472

Shades

#178d2c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #178d2c
  2. #157f28
  3. #127123
  4. #10631f
  5. #0e551a
  6. #0c4716
  7. #093812
  8. #072a0d
  9. #051c09
  10. #020e04
  11. #000000

Tints

#178d2c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #178d2c
  2. #2e9841
  3. #45a456
  4. #5daf6b
  5. #74bb80
  6. #8bc696
  7. #a2d1ab
  8. #b9ddc0
  9. #d1e8d5
  10. #e8f4ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#178d2c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #178d2c
  2. #228c34
  3. #2c8a3d
  4. #378945
  5. #41884e
  6. #4c8756
  7. #56855e
  8. #618467
  9. #6b836f
  10. #768178
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #618264 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8f7f1f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #837635 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008979 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #728525 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #688032 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008b63 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-178d2c {
  color: #178d2c;
}
Background
.bg-178d2c {
  background-color: #178d2c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-178d2c {
  border: 2px solid #178d2c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #178d2c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 141 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 131 72% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-178d2c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #178d2c, #178d67);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-178d2c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 141 44 / 0.35);
}

#228b22 Forest Green ΔE 1.63 #138808 India Green ΔE 3.64 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 3.88 #008000 Green ΔE 5.66 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 8.17 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 8.28 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 9.51 #e872d3 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Forest Green
#178d2c  rgb(23, 141, 44)  hsl(131, 72%, 32%)  Forest Green
#8d1778  rgb(141, 23, 120)  hsl(311, 72%, 32%)  Mardi Gras
#2c178d  rgb(44, 23, 141)  hsl(251, 72%, 32%)  Persian Indigo
#8d2c17  rgb(141, 44, 23)  hsl(11, 72%, 32%)  Kobe