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#47872B

#47872b ≈ Forest Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#47872b is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 52.94% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.41% cyan, 0% magenta, 68.15% yellow and 47.06% black. Its hue angle is 101.74°, with 51.69% saturation and 34.9% 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 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Forest Green (#228b22), ΔE 3.84.

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Relative luminance0.1884

Complementary

  1. #47872b
  2. #6b2b87

Split complementary

  1. #47872b
  2. #3d2b87
  3. #872b75

Analogous

  1. #75872b
  2. #47872b
  3. #2b873d

Triadic

  1. #47872b
  2. #2b4787
  3. #872b47

Tetradic

  1. #47872b
  2. #2b876b
  3. #6b2b87
  4. #872b47

Square

  1. #47872b
  2. #2b7587
  3. #6b2b87
  4. #873d2b

Monochromatic

  1. #0a1306
  2. #284d19
  3. #47872b
  4. #66c13d
  5. #93d477

Shades

#47872b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #47872b
  2. #407a27
  3. #396c22
  4. #325f1e
  5. #2b511a
  6. #244416
  7. #1c3611
  8. #15290d
  9. #0e1b09
  10. #070e04
  11. #000000

Tints

#47872b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #47872b
  2. #599340
  3. #6c9f55
  4. #7eab6b
  5. #91b780
  6. #a3c395
  7. #b5cfaa
  8. #c8dbbf
  9. #dae7d5
  10. #edf3ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#47872b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #47872b
  2. #4d8634
  3. #52863c
  4. #588545
  5. #5e844d
  6. #648456
  7. #69835e
  8. #6f8267
  9. #75816f
  10. #7a8178
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #687e62 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8b7c1f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #837633 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #438274 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #768024 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #707d30 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #45845f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-47872b {
  color: #47872b;
}
Background
.bg-47872b {
  background-color: #47872b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-47872b {
  border: 2px solid #47872b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #47872b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 135 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 102 52% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-47872b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #47872b, #2b873d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-47872b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 135 43 / 0.35);
}

#228b22 Forest Green ΔE 3.84 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 4.04 #138808 India Green ΔE 4.74 #568203 Avocado ΔE 5.71 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 5.88 #008000 Green ΔE 6.10 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 7.44 #b878d4 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Forest Green
#47872b  rgb(71, 135, 43)  hsl(102, 52%, 35%)  Forest Green
#6b2b87  rgb(107, 43, 135)  hsl(282, 52%, 35%)  Eminence
#2b4787  rgb(43, 71, 135)  hsl(222, 52%, 35%)  Yale Blue
#872b47  rgb(135, 43, 71)  hsl(342, 52%, 35%)  Claret