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#237F37

#237f37 ≈ Forest Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#237f37 is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 49.8% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.44% cyan, 0% magenta, 56.69% yellow and 50.2% black. Its hue angle is 133.04°, with 56.79% saturation and 31.76% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Forest Green (#228b22), ΔE 6.09.

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Relative luminance0.1581

Complementary

  1. #237f37
  2. #7f236b

Split complementary

  1. #237f37
  2. #65237f
  3. #7f233d

Analogous

  1. #3d7f23
  2. #237f37
  3. #237f65

Triadic

  1. #237f37
  2. #37237f
  3. #7f3723

Tetradic

  1. #237f37
  2. #236b7f
  3. #7f236b
  4. #7f3723

Square

  1. #237f37
  2. #233d7f
  3. #7f236b
  4. #7f6523

Monochromatic

  1. #041007
  2. #12431d
  3. #237f37
  4. #34bb51
  5. #66d57e

Shades

#237f37 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #237f37
  2. #207232
  3. #1c662c
  4. #195927
  5. #154c21
  6. #12401c
  7. #0e3316
  8. #0b2611
  9. #07190b
  10. #040d06
  11. #000000

Tints

#237f37 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #237f37
  2. #398c4b
  3. #4f995f
  4. #65a573
  5. #7bb287
  6. #91bf9b
  7. #a7ccaf
  8. #bdd9c3
  9. #d3e5d7
  10. #e9f2eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#237f37 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #237f37
  2. #2c7f3e
  3. #367f46
  4. #3f7f4d
  5. #487f54
  6. #52805c
  7. #5b8063
  8. #64806a
  9. #6d8071
  10. #778079
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a765d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #817330 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #766c3d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007c6f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #687833 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5f743a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #117d5d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-237f37 {
  color: #237f37;
}
Background
.bg-237f37 {
  background-color: #237f37;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-237f37 {
  border: 2px solid #237f37;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #237f37;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 127 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 133 57% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-237f37 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #237f37, #237f65);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-237f37 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 127 55 / 0.35);
}

#228b22 Forest Green ΔE 6.09 #008000 Green ΔE 6.20 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 6.45 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 6.75 #138808 India Green ΔE 6.90 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 7.16 #006b3c Cadmium Green ΔE 8.56 #dc80c8 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Forest Green
#237f37  rgb(35, 127, 55)  hsl(133, 57%, 32%)  Forest Green
#7f236b  rgb(127, 35, 107)  hsl(313, 57%, 32%)  Byzantium
#37237f  rgb(55, 35, 127)  hsl(253, 57%, 32%)  Persian Indigo
#7f3723  rgb(127, 55, 35)  hsl(13, 57%, 32%)  Burnt Umber