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#428C38

#428c38 ≈ Forest Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#428c38 is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 54.9% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.86% cyan, 0% magenta, 60% yellow and 45.1% black. Its hue angle is 112.86°, with 42.86% 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 5.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Forest Green (#228b22), ΔE 3.57.

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Relative luminance0.202

Complementary

  1. #428c38
  2. #82388c

Split complementary

  1. #428c38
  2. #58388c
  3. #8c386c

Analogous

  1. #6c8c38
  2. #428c38
  3. #388c58

Triadic

  1. #428c38
  2. #38428c
  3. #8c3842

Tetradic

  1. #428c38
  2. #388c82
  3. #82388c
  4. #8c3842

Square

  1. #428c38
  2. #386c8c
  3. #82388c
  4. #8c5838

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1f0c
  2. #285522
  3. #428c38
  4. #61bb55
  5. #94d18c

Shades

#428c38 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #428c38
  2. #3b7e32
  3. #35702d
  4. #2e6227
  5. #285422
  6. #21461c
  7. #1a3816
  8. #142a11
  9. #0d1c0b
  10. #070e06
  11. #000000

Tints

#428c38 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #428c38
  2. #55984c
  3. #68a360
  4. #7baf74
  5. #8eba88
  6. #a1c69c
  7. #b3d1af
  8. #c6ddc3
  9. #d9e8d7
  10. #ecf4eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#428c38 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #428c38
  2. #488b3f
  3. #4e8a46
  4. #55884e
  5. #5b8755
  6. #61865c
  7. #678563
  8. #6d846a
  9. #748272
  10. #7a8179
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a8367 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8f802f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #867a3e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #39887a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #788533 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #71813c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3d8a66 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-428c38 {
  color: #428c38;
}
Background
.bg-428c38 {
  background-color: #428c38;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-428c38 {
  border: 2px solid #428c38;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #428c38;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 140 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 113 43% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-428c38 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #428c38, #388c58);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-428c38 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 140 56 / 0.35);
}

#228b22 Forest Green ΔE 3.57 #138808 India Green ΔE 5.51 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 5.90 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 6.28 #008000 Green ΔE 7.33 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 7.51 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 8.15 #bd73c7 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Forest Green
#428c38  rgb(66, 140, 56)  hsl(113, 43%, 38%)  Forest Green
#82388c  rgb(130, 56, 140)  hsl(293, 43%, 38%)  Eminence
#38428c  rgb(56, 66, 140)  hsl(233, 43%, 38%)  Dark Slate Blue
#8c3842  rgb(140, 56, 66)  hsl(353, 43%, 38%)  Cordovan