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#178D3D

#178d3d ≈ Forest Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#178d3d 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 23.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.69% cyan, 0% magenta, 56.74% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 139.32°, 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 4.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Forest Green (#228b22), ΔE 4.2.

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Web safe#009933
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Relative luminance0.1957

Complementary

  1. #178d3d
  2. #8d1767

Split complementary

  1. #178d3d
  2. #78178d
  3. #8d172c

Analogous

  1. #2c8d17
  2. #178d3d
  3. #178d78

Triadic

  1. #178d3d
  2. #3d178d
  3. #8d3d17

Tetradic

  1. #178d3d
  2. #17678d
  3. #8d1767
  4. #8d3d17

Square

  1. #178d3d
  2. #172c8d
  3. #8d1767
  4. #8d7817

Monochromatic

  1. #031208
  2. #0c4b21
  3. #178d3d
  4. #22cf59
  5. #59e486

Shades

#178d3d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #178d3d
  2. #157f37
  3. #127131
  4. #10632b
  5. #0e5525
  6. #0c471f
  7. #093818
  8. #072a12
  9. #051c0c
  10. #020e06
  11. #000000

Tints

#178d3d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #178d3d
  2. #2e9850
  3. #45a464
  4. #5daf77
  5. #74bb8b
  6. #8bc69e
  7. #a2d1b1
  8. #b9ddc5
  9. #d1e8d8
  10. #e8f4ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#178d3d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #178d3d
  2. #228c44
  3. #2c8a4a
  4. #378951
  5. #418858
  6. #4c875f
  7. #568565
  8. #61846c
  9. #6b8373
  10. #768179
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #628267 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8e8036 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #827743 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008a7b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #718539 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #678041 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008b68 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-178d3d {
  color: #178d3d;
}
Background
.bg-178d3d {
  background-color: #178d3d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-178d3d {
  border: 2px solid #178d3d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #178d3d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 141 61;
  --color-primary-hsl: 139 72% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-178d3d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #178d3d, #178d78);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-178d3d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 141 61 / 0.35);
}

#228b22 Forest Green ΔE 4.20 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 5.58 #138808 India Green ΔE 6.16 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 6.54 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 7.51 #008000 Green ΔE 7.51 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 9.12 #e872c2 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Forest Green
#178d3d  rgb(23, 141, 61)  hsl(139, 72%, 32%)  Forest Green
#8d1767  rgb(141, 23, 103)  hsl(319, 72%, 32%)  Boysenberry
#3d178d  rgb(61, 23, 141)  hsl(259, 72%, 32%)  Persian Indigo
#8d3d17  rgb(141, 61, 23)  hsl(19, 72%, 32%)  Saddle Brown