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#2E8A22

#2e8a22 ≈ Forest Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#2e8a22 is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 54.12% green and 13.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 75.36% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 113.08°, with 60.47% 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 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Forest Green (#228b22), ΔE 0.95.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#339933
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Relative luminance0.1887

Complementary

  1. #2e8a22
  2. #7e228a

Split complementary

  1. #2e8a22
  2. #4a228a
  3. #8a2262

Analogous

  1. #628a22
  2. #2e8a22
  3. #228a4a

Triadic

  1. #2e8a22
  2. #222e8a
  3. #8a222e

Tetradic

  1. #2e8a22
  2. #228a7e
  3. #7e228a
  4. #8a222e

Square

  1. #2e8a22
  2. #22628a
  3. #7e228a
  4. #8a4a22

Monochromatic

  1. #051004
  2. #1a4d13
  3. #2e8a22
  4. #42c731
  5. #77da6b

Shades

#2e8a22 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e8a22
  2. #297c1f
  3. #256e1b
  4. #206118
  5. #1c5314
  6. #174511
  7. #12370e
  8. #0e290a
  9. #091c07
  10. #050e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e8a22 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e8a22
  2. #439638
  3. #58a14e
  4. #6dad64
  5. #82b97a
  6. #97c591
  7. #abd0a7
  8. #c0dcbd
  9. #d5e8d3
  10. #eaf3e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e8a22 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e8a22
  2. #36892b
  3. #3e8835
  4. #47873e
  5. #4f8648
  6. #578551
  7. #5f845a
  8. #678364
  9. #70826d
  10. #788177
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #638061 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8d7d0e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #83752d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1c8676 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #738218 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b7e29 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #25875f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e8a22 {
  color: #2e8a22;
}
Background
.bg-2e8a22 {
  background-color: #2e8a22;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2e8a22 {
  border: 2px solid #2e8a22;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e8a22;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 138 34;
  --color-primary-hsl: 113 60% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e8a22 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e8a22, #228a4a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e8a22 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 138 34 / 0.35);
}

#228b22 Forest Green ΔE 0.95 #138808 India Green ΔE 2.34 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 3.37 #008000 Green ΔE 4.59 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 6.48 #568203 Avocado ΔE 7.52 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 9.39 #d175dd Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Forest Green
#2e8a22  rgb(46, 138, 34)  hsl(113, 60%, 34%)  Forest Green
#7e228a  rgb(126, 34, 138)  hsl(293, 60%, 34%)  Dark Magenta
#222e8a  rgb(34, 46, 138)  hsl(233, 60%, 34%)  Smalt
#8a222e  rgb(138, 34, 46)  hsl(353, 60%, 34%)  Vivid Burgundy