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#178E30

#178e30 ≈ Forest Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#178e30 is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 55.69% green and 18.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.8% cyan, 0% magenta, 66.2% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 132.61°, with 72.12% saturation and 32.35% 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 4.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Forest Green (#228b22), ΔE 2.2.

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Relative luminance0.1974

Complementary

  1. #178e30
  2. #8e1775

Split complementary

  1. #178e30
  2. #6b178e
  3. #8e1739

Analogous

  1. #398e17
  2. #178e30
  3. #178e6b

Triadic

  1. #178e30
  2. #30178e
  3. #8e3017

Tetradic

  1. #178e30
  2. #17758e
  3. #8e1775
  4. #8e3017

Square

  1. #178e30
  2. #17398e
  3. #8e1775
  4. #8e6b17

Monochromatic

  1. #031206
  2. #0c4c1a
  3. #178e30
  4. #22d046
  5. #5ae477

Shades

#178e30 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #178e30
  2. #15802b
  3. #127226
  4. #106322
  5. #0e551d
  6. #0c4718
  7. #093913
  8. #072b0e
  9. #051c0a
  10. #020e05
  11. #000000

Tints

#178e30 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #178e30
  2. #2e9945
  3. #45a559
  4. #5db06e
  5. #74bb83
  6. #8bc798
  7. #a2d2ac
  8. #b9ddc1
  9. #d1e8d6
  10. #e8f4ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#178e30 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #178e30
  2. #228d38
  3. #2c8b40
  4. #378a48
  5. #418850
  6. #4c8758
  7. #568660
  8. #618468
  9. #6b8370
  10. #768178
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #628365 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #908024 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #847738 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008a7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #738629 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #698135 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008c65 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-178e30 {
  color: #178e30;
}
Background
.bg-178e30 {
  background-color: #178e30;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-178e30 {
  border: 2px solid #178e30;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #178e30;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 142 48;
  --color-primary-hsl: 133 72% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-178e30 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #178e30, #178e6b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-178e30 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 142 48 / 0.35);
}

#228b22 Forest Green ΔE 2.20 #138808 India Green ΔE 4.25 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 4.30 #008000 Green ΔE 6.24 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 7.73 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 8.59 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 8.91 #e871cf Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Forest Green
#178e30  rgb(23, 142, 48)  hsl(133, 72%, 32%)  Forest Green
#8e1775  rgb(142, 23, 117)  hsl(313, 72%, 32%)  Mardi Gras
#30178e  rgb(48, 23, 142)  hsl(253, 72%, 32%)  Persian Indigo
#8e3017  rgb(142, 48, 23)  hsl(13, 72%, 32%)  Kobe