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#268E27

#268e27 ≈ Forest Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#268e27 is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 55.69% green and 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.24% cyan, 0% magenta, 72.54% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 120.58°, with 57.78% saturation and 35.29% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Forest Green (#228b22), ΔE 1.16.

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Web safe#339933
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Relative luminance0.199

Complementary

  1. #268e27
  2. #8e268d

Split complementary

  1. #268e27
  2. #5b268e
  3. #8e2659

Analogous

  1. #598e26
  2. #268e27
  3. #268e5b

Triadic

  1. #268e27
  2. #27268e
  3. #8e2726

Tetradic

  1. #268e27
  2. #268d8e
  3. #8e268d
  4. #8e2726

Square

  1. #268e27
  2. #26598e
  3. #8e268d
  4. #8e5b26

Monochromatic

  1. #061506
  2. #165216
  3. #268e27
  4. #37c938
  5. #73da74

Shades

#268e27 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #268e27
  2. #228023
  3. #1e721f
  4. #1b631b
  5. #175517
  6. #134714
  7. #0f3910
  8. #0b2b0c
  9. #081c08
  10. #040e04
  11. #000000

Tints

#268e27 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #268e27
  2. #3c993d
  3. #51a552
  4. #67b068
  5. #7dbb7d
  6. #93c793
  7. #a8d2a9
  8. #beddbe
  9. #d4e8d4
  10. #e9f4e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#268e27 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #268e27
  2. #2f8d30
  3. #388b39
  4. #418a42
  5. #4a884b
  6. #538754
  7. #5c865c
  8. #658465
  9. #6e836e
  10. #778177
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #648364 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #918016 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #857831 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008a7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #75861e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c812d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #158b63 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-268e27 {
  color: #268e27;
}
Background
.bg-268e27 {
  background-color: #268e27;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-268e27 {
  border: 2px solid #268e27;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #268e27;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 142 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 121 58% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-268e27 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #268e27, #268e5b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-268e27 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 142 39 / 0.35);
}

#228b22 Forest Green ΔE 1.16 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 3.00 #138808 India Green ΔE 3.21 #008000 Green ΔE 5.74 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 7.86 #568203 Avocado ΔE 8.78 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 9.10 #d971d8 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Forest Green
#268e27  rgb(38, 142, 39)  hsl(121, 58%, 35%)  Forest Green
#8e268d  rgb(142, 38, 141)  hsl(301, 58%, 35%)  Dark Magenta
#27268e  rgb(39, 38, 142)  hsl(241, 58%, 35%)  Imperial Blue
#8e2726  rgb(142, 39, 38)  hsl(1, 58%, 35%)  Carmine