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#42871E

#42871e ≈ Forest Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#42871e is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 52.94% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.11% cyan, 0% magenta, 77.78% yellow and 47.06% black. Its hue angle is 99.43°, with 63.64% saturation and 32.35% 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 4.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Forest Green (#228b22), ΔE 3.54.

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Web safe#339933
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Relative luminance0.1858

Complementary

  1. #42871e
  2. #631e87

Split complementary

  1. #42871e
  2. #2e1e87
  3. #871e76

Analogous

  1. #76871e
  2. #42871e
  3. #1e872e

Triadic

  1. #42871e
  2. #1e4287
  3. #871e42

Tetradic

  1. #42871e
  2. #1e8763
  3. #631e87
  4. #871e42

Square

  1. #42871e
  2. #1e7687
  3. #631e87
  4. #872e1e

Monochromatic

  1. #081104
  2. #234810
  3. #42871e
  4. #61c62c
  5. #8cdc62

Shades

#42871e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42871e
  2. #3b7a1b
  3. #356c18
  4. #2e5f15
  5. #285112
  6. #21440f
  7. #1a360c
  8. #142909
  9. #0d1b06
  10. #070e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#42871e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42871e
  2. #559335
  3. #689f4b
  4. #7bab62
  5. #8eb778
  6. #a1c38f
  7. #b3cfa5
  8. #c6dbbc
  9. #d9e7d2
  10. #ecf3e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42871e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42871e
  2. #488628
  3. #4e8632
  4. #55853b
  5. #5b8445
  6. #61844f
  7. #678359
  8. #6d8263
  9. #74816c
  10. #7a8176
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #667e60 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8c7b06 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #837529 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3e8273 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #758012 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e7d25 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3f845c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42871e {
  color: #42871e;
}
Background
.bg-42871e {
  background-color: #42871e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42871e {
  border: 2px solid #42871e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42871e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 135 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 99 64% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42871e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42871e, #1e872e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42871e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 135 30 / 0.35);
}

#228b22 Forest Green ΔE 3.54 #138808 India Green ΔE 3.74 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 4.56 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 4.96 #568203 Avocado ΔE 5.00 #008000 Green ΔE 5.27 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 7.38 #bd78e1 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Forest Green
#42871e  rgb(66, 135, 30)  hsl(99, 64%, 32%)  Forest Green
#631e87  rgb(99, 30, 135)  hsl(279, 64%, 32%)  Eminence
#1e4287  rgb(30, 66, 135)  hsl(219, 64%, 32%)  Yale Blue
#871e42  rgb(135, 30, 66)  hsl(339, 64%, 32%)  Claret