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#3C8A1D

#3c8a1d ≈ Forest Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#3c8a1d is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.53% red, 54.12% green and 11.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.52% cyan, 0% magenta, 78.99% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 102.94°, with 65.27% saturation and 32.75% 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 2.64.

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Web safe#339933
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Relative luminance0.1923

Complementary

  1. #3c8a1d
  2. #6b1d8a

Split complementary

  1. #3c8a1d
  2. #351d8a
  3. #8a1d73

Analogous

  1. #738a1d
  2. #3c8a1d
  3. #1d8a35

Triadic

  1. #3c8a1d
  2. #1d3c8a
  3. #8a1d3c

Tetradic

  1. #3c8a1d
  2. #1d8a6b
  3. #6b1d8a
  4. #8a1d3c

Square

  1. #3c8a1d
  2. #1d738a
  3. #6b1d8a
  4. #8a351d

Monochromatic

  1. #071104
  2. #214b10
  3. #3c8a1d
  4. #57c92a
  5. #85de62

Shades

#3c8a1d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3c8a1d
  2. #367c1a
  3. #306e17
  4. #2a6114
  5. #245311
  6. #1e450f
  7. #18370c
  8. #122909
  9. #0c1c06
  10. #060e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#3c8a1d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3c8a1d
  2. #509634
  3. #63a14a
  4. #77ad61
  5. #8ab977
  6. #9ec58e
  7. #b1d0a5
  8. #c5dcbb
  9. #d8e8d2
  10. #ecf3e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3c8a1d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3c8a1d
  2. #438927
  3. #4a8831
  4. #50873b
  5. #578645
  6. #5e854f
  7. #658458
  8. #6c8362
  9. #72826c
  10. #798176
  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 #668061 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8e7d02 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #847729 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #358576 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #768310 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f7f25 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #38875e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3c8a1d {
  color: #3c8a1d;
}
Background
.bg-3c8a1d {
  background-color: #3c8a1d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3c8a1d {
  border: 2px solid #3c8a1d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3c8a1d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 138 29;
  --color-primary-hsl: 103 65% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3c8a1d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3c8a1d, #1d8a35);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3c8a1d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 138 29 / 0.35);
}

#228b22 Forest Green ΔE 2.64 #138808 India Green ΔE 3.13 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 3.80 #008000 Green ΔE 5.31 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 5.78 #568203 Avocado ΔE 5.93 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 7.74 #c375e2 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Forest Green
#3c8a1d  rgb(60, 138, 29)  hsl(103, 65%, 33%)  Forest Green
#6b1d8a  rgb(107, 29, 138)  hsl(283, 65%, 33%)  Eminence
#1d3c8a  rgb(29, 60, 138)  hsl(223, 65%, 33%)  Smalt
#8a1d3c  rgb(138, 29, 60)  hsl(343, 65%, 33%)  Claret