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#478516

#478516 ≈ Avocado

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#478516 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 52.16% green and 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.62% cyan, 0% magenta, 83.46% yellow and 47.84% black. Its hue angle is 93.51°, with 71.61% saturation and 30.39% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Avocado (#568203), ΔE 3.6.

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Web safe#339900
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Relative luminance0.1817

Complementary

  1. #478516
  2. #541685

Split complementary

  1. #478516
  2. #1c1685
  3. #85167e

Analogous

  1. #7e8516
  2. #478516
  3. #16851c

Triadic

  1. #478516
  2. #164785
  3. #851647

Tetradic

  1. #478516
  2. #168554
  3. #541685
  4. #851647

Square

  1. #478516
  2. #167e85
  3. #541685
  4. #851c16

Monochromatic

  1. #091203
  2. #24430b
  3. #478516
  4. #6ac721
  5. #92e252

Shades

#478516 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #478516
  2. #407814
  3. #396a12
  4. #325d0f
  5. #2b500d
  6. #24430b
  7. #1c3509
  8. #152807
  9. #0e1b04
  10. #070d02
  11. #000000

Tints

#478516 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #478516
  2. #59912d
  3. #6c9d45
  4. #7eaa5c
  5. #91b673
  6. #a3c28b
  7. #b5cea2
  8. #c8dab9
  9. #dae7d0
  10. #edf3e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#478516 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #478516
  2. #4d8521
  3. #52842b
  4. #588436
  5. #5e8340
  6. #64834b
  7. #698256
  8. #6f8260
  9. #75816b
  10. #7a8175
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #667c5e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8a7900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #827423 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #458071 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #757e04 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f7b1f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #46825a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-478516 {
  color: #478516;
}
Background
.bg-478516 {
  background-color: #478516;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-478516 {
  border: 2px solid #478516;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #478516;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 133 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 94 72% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-478516 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #478516, #16851c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-478516 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 133 22 / 0.35);
}

#568203 Avocado ΔE 3.60 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 4.11 #138808 India Green ΔE 4.60 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 4.87 #008000 Green ΔE 5.69 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 5.88 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 6.76 #b87ae9 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Avocado
#478516  rgb(71, 133, 22)  hsl(94, 72%, 30%)  Avocado
#541685  rgb(84, 22, 133)  hsl(274, 72%, 30%)  Indigo
#164785  rgb(22, 71, 133)  hsl(214, 72%, 30%)  Yale Blue
#851647  rgb(133, 22, 71)  hsl(334, 72%, 30%)  Pansy Purple