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#178F2E

#178f2e ≈ Forest Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#178f2e is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 56.08% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.92% cyan, 0% magenta, 67.83% yellow and 43.92% black. Its hue angle is 131.5°, with 72.29% saturation and 32.55% 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 5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Forest Green (#228b22), ΔE 2.09.

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Relative luminance0.2002

Complementary

  1. #178f2e
  2. #8f1778

Split complementary

  1. #178f2e
  2. #6a178f
  3. #8f173c

Analogous

  1. #3c8f17
  2. #178f2e
  3. #178f6a

Triadic

  1. #178f2e
  2. #2e178f
  3. #8f2e17

Tetradic

  1. #178f2e
  2. #17788f
  3. #8f1778
  4. #8f2e17

Square

  1. #178f2e
  2. #173c8f
  3. #8f1778
  4. #8f6a17

Monochromatic

  1. #031206
  2. #0c4d19
  3. #178f2e
  4. #22d143
  5. #5ae575

Shades

#178f2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #178f2e
  2. #158129
  3. #127225
  4. #106420
  5. #0e561c
  6. #0c4817
  7. #093912
  8. #072b0e
  9. #051d09
  10. #020e05
  11. #000000

Tints

#178f2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #178f2e
  2. #2e9a43
  3. #45a558
  4. #5db16d
  5. #74bc82
  6. #8bc797
  7. #a2d2ab
  8. #b9ddc0
  9. #d1e9d5
  10. #e8f4ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#178f2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #178f2e
  2. #228e36
  3. #2c8c3e
  4. #378b47
  5. #41894f
  6. #4c8857
  7. #56865f
  8. #618567
  9. #6b8370
  10. #768278
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #638465 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #918121 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #857837 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008b7b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #748727 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a8234 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008d65 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-178f2e {
  color: #178f2e;
}
Background
.bg-178f2e {
  background-color: #178f2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-178f2e {
  border: 2px solid #178f2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #178f2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 143 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 132 72% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-178f2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #178f2e, #178f6a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-178f2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 143 46 / 0.35);
}

#228b22 Forest Green ΔE 2.09 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 3.89 #138808 India Green ΔE 4.13 #008000 Green ΔE 6.33 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 8.13 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 8.74 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 9.01 #e870d1 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Forest Green
#178f2e  rgb(23, 143, 46)  hsl(132, 72%, 33%)  Forest Green
#8f1778  rgb(143, 23, 120)  hsl(312, 72%, 33%)  Mardi Gras
#2e178f  rgb(46, 23, 143)  hsl(252, 72%, 33%)  Persian Indigo
#8f2e17  rgb(143, 46, 23)  hsl(12, 72%, 33%)  Kobe