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#38892E

#38892e ≈ Forest Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#38892e is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 53.73% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.12% cyan, 0% magenta, 66.42% yellow and 46.27% black. Its hue angle is 113.41°, with 49.73% saturation and 35.88% 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 4.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Forest Green (#228b22), ΔE 2.18.

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Web safe#339933
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Relative luminance0.1893

Complementary

  1. #38892e
  2. #7f2e89

Split complementary

  1. #38892e
  2. #512e89
  3. #892e65

Analogous

  1. #65892e
  2. #38892e
  3. #2e8951

Triadic

  1. #38892e
  2. #2e3889
  3. #892e38

Tetradic

  1. #38892e
  2. #2e897f
  3. #7f2e89
  4. #892e38

Square

  1. #38892e
  2. #2e6589
  3. #7f2e89
  4. #89512e

Monochromatic

  1. #091608
  2. #21501b
  3. #38892e
  4. #51c043
  5. #86d37d

Shades

#38892e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #38892e
  2. #327b29
  3. #2d6e25
  4. #276020
  5. #22521c
  6. #1c4517
  7. #163712
  8. #11290e
  9. #0b1b09
  10. #060e05
  11. #000000

Tints

#38892e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #38892e
  2. #4c9543
  3. #60a158
  4. #74ac6d
  5. #88b882
  6. #9cc497
  7. #afd0ab
  8. #c3dcc0
  9. #d7e7d5
  10. #ebf3ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#38892e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #38892e
  2. #3f8836
  3. #46873e
  4. #4e8647
  5. #55854f
  6. #5c8557
  7. #63845f
  8. #6a8367
  9. #728270
  10. #798178
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #657f63 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8c7d23 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #827636 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2c8576 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #748228 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c7e33 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #318661 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-38892e {
  color: #38892e;
}
Background
.bg-38892e {
  background-color: #38892e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-38892e {
  border: 2px solid #38892e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #38892e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 137 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 113 50% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-38892e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #38892e, #2e8951);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-38892e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 137 46 / 0.35);
}

#228b22 Forest Green ΔE 2.18 #138808 India Green ΔE 3.85 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 4.92 #008000 Green ΔE 5.47 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 5.74 #568203 Avocado ΔE 7.70 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 8.18 #c776d1 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Forest Green
#38892e  rgb(56, 137, 46)  hsl(113, 50%, 36%)  Forest Green
#7f2e89  rgb(127, 46, 137)  hsl(293, 50%, 36%)  Eminence
#2e3889  rgb(46, 56, 137)  hsl(233, 50%, 36%)  Smalt
#892e38  rgb(137, 46, 56)  hsl(353, 50%, 36%)  Cordovan