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#3F8538

#3f8538 ≈ Forest Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#3f8538 is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.71% red, 52.16% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.63% cyan, 0% magenta, 57.89% yellow and 47.84% black. Its hue angle is 114.55°, with 40.74% saturation and 37.06% 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 4.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Forest Green (#228b22), ΔE 4.37.

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Relative luminance0.1812

Complementary

  1. #3f8538
  2. #7e3885

Split complementary

  1. #3f8538
  2. #583885
  3. #853865

Analogous

  1. #658538
  2. #3f8538
  3. #388558

Triadic

  1. #3f8538
  2. #383f85
  3. #85383f

Tetradic

  1. #3f8538
  2. #38857e
  3. #7e3885
  4. #85383f

Square

  1. #3f8538
  2. #386585
  3. #7e3885
  4. #855838

Monochromatic

  1. #0c190b
  2. #254f21
  3. #3f8538
  4. #5cb753
  5. #8fcd89

Shades

#3f8538 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3f8538
  2. #397832
  3. #326a2d
  4. #2c5d27
  5. #265022
  6. #20431c
  7. #193516
  8. #132811
  9. #0d1b0b
  10. #060d06
  11. #000000

Tints

#3f8538 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3f8538
  2. #52914c
  3. #659d60
  4. #79aa74
  5. #8cb688
  6. #9fc29c
  7. #b2ceaf
  8. #c5dac3
  9. #d9e7d7
  10. #ecf3eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3f8538 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3f8538
  2. #46853f
  3. #4c8446
  4. #53844e
  5. #598355
  6. #60835c
  7. #668263
  8. #6d826a
  9. #738172
  10. #7a8179
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #647c63 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #887a30 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f743e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #368174 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #727e34 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b7b3c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3a8361 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3f8538 {
  color: #3f8538;
}
Background
.bg-3f8538 {
  background-color: #3f8538;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3f8538 {
  border: 2px solid #3f8538;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3f8538;
  --color-primary-rgb: 63 133 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 115 41% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3f8538 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3f8538, #388558);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3f8538 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(63 133 56 / 0.35);
}

#228b22 Forest Green ΔE 4.37 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 4.92 #138808 India Green ΔE 5.78 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 5.94 #008000 Green ΔE 6.45 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 6.98 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 7.25 #c07ac7 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Forest Green
#3f8538  rgb(63, 133, 56)  hsl(115, 41%, 37%)  Forest Green
#7e3885  rgb(126, 56, 133)  hsl(295, 41%, 37%)  Eminence
#383f85  rgb(56, 63, 133)  hsl(235, 41%, 37%)  Dark Slate Blue
#85383f  rgb(133, 56, 63)  hsl(355, 41%, 37%)  Cordovan