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#438720

#438720 ≈ Forest Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#438720 is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 26.27% red, 52.94% green and 12.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50.37% cyan, 0% magenta, 76.3% yellow and 47.06% black. Its hue angle is 99.61°, with 61.68% 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 4.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Forest Green (#228b22), ΔE 3.57.

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Web safe#339933
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Relative luminance0.1863

Complementary

  1. #438720
  2. #642087

Split complementary

  1. #438720
  2. #312087
  3. #872077

Analogous

  1. #778720
  2. #438720
  3. #208731

Triadic

  1. #438720
  2. #204387
  3. #872043

Tetradic

  1. #438720
  2. #208764
  3. #642087
  4. #872043

Square

  1. #438720
  2. #207787
  3. #642087
  4. #873120

Monochromatic

  1. #081004
  2. #244911
  3. #438720
  4. #62c52f
  5. #8ddb65

Shades

#438720 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #438720
  2. #3c7a1d
  3. #366c1a
  4. #2f5f16
  5. #285113
  6. #224410
  7. #1b360d
  8. #14290a
  9. #0d1b06
  10. #070e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#438720 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #438720
  2. #569336
  3. #699f4d
  4. #7bab63
  5. #8eb779
  6. #a1c390
  7. #b4cfa6
  8. #c7dbbc
  9. #d9e7d2
  10. #ecf3e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#438720 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #438720
  2. #49862a
  3. #4f8633
  4. #55853d
  5. #5b8446
  6. #628450
  7. #68835a
  8. #6e8263
  9. #74816d
  10. #7a8176
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #667e60 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8c7b0b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #83752b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3f8273 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #758016 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f7d27 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #40845d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-438720 {
  color: #438720;
}
Background
.bg-438720 {
  background-color: #438720;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-438720 {
  border: 2px solid #438720;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #438720;
  --color-primary-rgb: 67 135 32;
  --color-primary-hsl: 100 62% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-438720 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #438720, #208731);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-438720 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(67 135 32 / 0.35);
}

#228b22 Forest Green ΔE 3.57 #138808 India Green ΔE 3.89 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 4.44 #568203 Avocado ΔE 5.04 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 5.09 #008000 Green ΔE 5.39 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 7.33 #bc78df Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Forest Green
#438720  rgb(67, 135, 32)  hsl(100, 62%, 33%)  Forest Green
#642087  rgb(100, 32, 135)  hsl(280, 62%, 33%)  Eminence
#204387  rgb(32, 67, 135)  hsl(220, 62%, 33%)  Yale Blue
#872043  rgb(135, 32, 67)  hsl(340, 62%, 33%)  Claret