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#208C2E

#208c2e ≈ Forest Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#208c2e is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.55% red, 54.9% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.14% cyan, 0% magenta, 67.14% yellow and 45.1% black. Its hue angle is 127.78°, with 62.79% saturation and 33.73% 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 4.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Forest Green (#228b22), ΔE 1.63.

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Web safe#339933
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Relative luminance0.1926

Complementary

  1. #208c2e
  2. #8c207e

Split complementary

  1. #208c2e
  2. #64208c
  3. #8c2048

Analogous

  1. #488c20
  2. #208c2e
  3. #208c64

Triadic

  1. #208c2e
  2. #2e208c
  3. #8c2e20

Tetradic

  1. #208c2e
  2. #207e8c
  3. #8c207e
  4. #8c2e20

Square

  1. #208c2e
  2. #20488c
  3. #8c207e
  4. #8c6420

Monochromatic

  1. #041105
  2. #124e1a
  3. #208c2e
  4. #2eca42
  5. #68dd77

Shades

#208c2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #208c2e
  2. #1d7e29
  3. #1a7025
  4. #166220
  5. #13541c
  6. #104617
  7. #0d3812
  8. #0a2a0e
  9. #061c09
  10. #030e05
  11. #000000

Tints

#208c2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #208c2e
  2. #369843
  3. #4da358
  4. #63af6d
  5. #79ba82
  6. #90c697
  7. #a6d1ab
  8. #bcddc0
  9. #d2e8d5
  10. #e9f4ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#208c2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #208c2e
  2. #2a8b36
  3. #338a3e
  4. #3d8847
  5. #46874f
  6. #508657
  7. #5a855f
  8. #638467
  9. #6d8270
  10. #768178
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #628164 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8f7f22 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #827637 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008879 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #728427 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #697f33 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #058a63 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-208c2e {
  color: #208c2e;
}
Background
.bg-208c2e {
  background-color: #208c2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-208c2e {
  border: 2px solid #208c2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #208c2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 140 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 128 63% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-208c2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #208c2e, #208c64);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-208c2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 140 46 / 0.35);
}

#228b22 Forest Green ΔE 1.63 #138808 India Green ΔE 3.73 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 4.23 #008000 Green ΔE 5.61 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 7.80 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 7.88 #568203 Avocado ΔE 9.54 #df73d1 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Forest Green
#208c2e  rgb(32, 140, 46)  hsl(128, 63%, 34%)  Forest Green
#8c207e  rgb(140, 32, 126)  hsl(308, 63%, 34%)  Mardi Gras
#2e208c  rgb(46, 32, 140)  hsl(248, 63%, 34%)  Imperial Blue
#8c2e20  rgb(140, 46, 32)  hsl(8, 63%, 34%)  Burnt Umber