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#208B3D

#208b3d ≈ Forest Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#208b3d is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.55% red, 54.51% green and 23.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.98% cyan, 0% magenta, 56.12% yellow and 45.49% black. Its hue angle is 136.26°, with 62.57% saturation and 33.53% 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 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Forest Green (#228b22), ΔE 4.17.

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Relative luminance0.1911

Complementary

  1. #208b3d
  2. #8b206e

Split complementary

  1. #208b3d
  2. #72208b
  3. #8b2039

Analogous

  1. #398b20
  2. #208b3d
  3. #208b72

Triadic

  1. #208b3d
  2. #3d208b
  3. #8b3d20

Tetradic

  1. #208b3d
  2. #206e8b
  3. #8b206e
  4. #8b3d20

Square

  1. #208b3d
  2. #20398b
  3. #8b206e
  4. #8b7220

Monochromatic

  1. #041107
  2. #124d22
  3. #208b3d
  4. #2ec958
  5. #68dc87

Shades

#208b3d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #208b3d
  2. #1d7d37
  3. #1a6f31
  4. #16612b
  5. #135325
  6. #10461f
  7. #0d3818
  8. #0a2a12
  9. #061c0c
  10. #030e06
  11. #000000

Tints

#208b3d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #208b3d
  2. #369750
  3. #4da264
  4. #63ae77
  5. #79b98b
  6. #90c59e
  7. #a6d1b1
  8. #bcdcc5
  9. #d2e8d8
  10. #e9f3ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#208b3d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #208b3d
  2. #2a8a44
  3. #33894a
  4. #3d8851
  5. #468758
  6. #50865f
  7. #5a8465
  8. #63836c
  9. #6d8273
  10. #768179
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #618166 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8d7e36 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #807643 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008879 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #718339 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #677f41 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008967 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-208b3d {
  color: #208b3d;
}
Background
.bg-208b3d {
  background-color: #208b3d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-208b3d {
  border: 2px solid #208b3d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #208b3d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 139 61;
  --color-primary-hsl: 136 63% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-208b3d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #208b3d, #208b72);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-208b3d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 139 61 / 0.35);
}

#228b22 Forest Green ΔE 4.17 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 5.37 #138808 India Green ΔE 6.08 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 6.76 #008000 Green ΔE 7.22 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 8.00 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 8.49 #df74c2 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Forest Green
#208b3d  rgb(32, 139, 61)  hsl(136, 63%, 34%)  Forest Green
#8b206e  rgb(139, 32, 110)  hsl(316, 63%, 34%)  Byzantium
#3d208b  rgb(61, 32, 139)  hsl(256, 63%, 34%)  Persian Indigo
#8b3d20  rgb(139, 61, 32)  hsl(16, 63%, 34%)  Kobe