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#459243

#459243 ≈ Forest Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#459243 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 57.25% green and 26.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.74% cyan, 0% magenta, 54.11% yellow and 42.75% black. Its hue angle is 118.48°, with 37.09% saturation and 41.76% 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 5.45:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Forest Green (#228b22), ΔE 5.27.

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Relative luminance0.2223

Complementary

  1. #459243
  2. #904392

Split complementary

  1. #459243
  2. #684392
  3. #92436c

Analogous

  1. #6c9243
  2. #459243
  3. #439268

Triadic

  1. #459243
  2. #434592
  3. #924345

Tetradic

  1. #459243
  2. #439290
  3. #904392
  4. #924345

Square

  1. #459243
  2. #436c92
  3. #904392
  4. #926843

Monochromatic

  1. #132913
  2. #2c5e2b
  3. #459243
  4. #6aba68
  5. #9ed29c

Shades

#459243 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #459243
  2. #3e833c
  3. #377536
  4. #30662f
  5. #295828
  6. #234922
  7. #1c3a1b
  8. #152c14
  9. #0e1d0d
  10. #070f07
  11. #000000

Tints

#459243 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #459243
  2. #589d56
  3. #6aa869
  4. #7db37b
  5. #8fbe8e
  6. #a2c9a1
  7. #b5d3b4
  8. #c7dec7
  9. #dae9d9
  10. #ecf4ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#459243 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #459243
  2. #4b9049
  3. #518e4f
  4. #578d55
  5. #5d8b5b
  6. #638962
  7. #688768
  8. #6e856e
  9. #748474
  10. #7a827a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e896e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #95863c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b7f49 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3a8e80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d8b3f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #758746 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3f906d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-459243 {
  color: #459243;
}
Background
.bg-459243 {
  background-color: #459243;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-459243 {
  border: 2px solid #459243;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #459243;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 146 67;
  --color-primary-hsl: 118 37% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-459243 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #459243, #439268);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-459243 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 146 67 / 0.35);
}

#228b22 Forest Green ΔE 5.27 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 6.87 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 7.02 #138808 India Green ΔE 7.42 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 7.67 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 8.46 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 9.42 #ba6dbc Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Forest Green
#459243  rgb(69, 146, 67)  hsl(118, 37%, 42%)  Forest Green
#904392  rgb(144, 67, 146)  hsl(298, 37%, 42%)  Deep Plum
#434592  rgb(67, 69, 146)  hsl(238, 37%, 42%)  Dark Slate Blue
#924345  rgb(146, 67, 69)  hsl(358, 37%, 42%)  Cordovan