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#42863E

#42863e ≈ Forest Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#42863e is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 52.55% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50.75% cyan, 0% magenta, 53.73% yellow and 47.45% black. Its hue angle is 116.67°, with 36.73% saturation and 38.43% 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 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Forest Green (#228b22), ΔE 5.08.

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Web safe#339933
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Relative luminance0.1856

Complementary

  1. #42863e
  2. #823e86

Split complementary

  1. #42863e
  2. #5e3e86
  3. #863e66

Analogous

  1. #66863e
  2. #42863e
  3. #3e865e

Triadic

  1. #42863e
  2. #3e4286
  3. #863e42

Tetradic

  1. #42863e
  2. #3e8682
  3. #823e86
  4. #863e42

Square

  1. #42863e
  2. #3e6686
  3. #823e86
  4. #865e3e

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1d0e
  2. #285226
  3. #42863e
  4. #61b45d
  5. #94cc91

Shades

#42863e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42863e
  2. #3b7938
  3. #356b32
  4. #2e5e2b
  5. #285025
  6. #21431f
  7. #1a3619
  8. #142813
  9. #0d1b0c
  10. #070d06
  11. #000000

Tints

#42863e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42863e
  2. #559251
  3. #689e65
  4. #7baa78
  5. #8eb68b
  6. #a1c39f
  7. #b3cfb2
  8. #c6dbc5
  9. #d9e7d8
  10. #ecf3ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42863e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42863e
  2. #488545
  3. #4e854b
  4. #558452
  5. #5b8458
  6. #61835f
  7. #678266
  8. #6d826c
  9. #748173
  10. #7a8179
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #667d65 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #897b38 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #807543 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #398276 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #73803a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c7c41 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3d8464 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42863e {
  color: #42863e;
}
Background
.bg-42863e {
  background-color: #42863e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42863e {
  border: 2px solid #42863e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42863e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 134 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 117 37% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42863e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42863e, #3e865e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42863e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 134 62 / 0.35);
}

#228b22 Forest Green ΔE 5.08 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 5.49 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 5.71 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 6.15 #138808 India Green ΔE 6.68 #008000 Green ΔE 7.45 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 7.92 #bd79c1 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Forest Green
#42863e  rgb(66, 134, 62)  hsl(117, 37%, 38%)  Forest Green
#823e86  rgb(130, 62, 134)  hsl(297, 37%, 38%)  Deep Plum
#3e4286  rgb(62, 66, 134)  hsl(237, 37%, 38%)  Dark Slate Blue
#863e42  rgb(134, 62, 66)  hsl(357, 37%, 38%)  Cordovan