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#479225

#479225 ≈ Forest Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#479225 is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 57.25% green and 14.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.37% cyan, 0% magenta, 74.66% yellow and 42.75% black. Its hue angle is 101.28°, with 59.56% saturation and 35.88% 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 5.41:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Forest Green (#228b22), ΔE 4.5.

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Web safe#339933
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Relative luminance0.2203

Complementary

  1. #479225
  2. #702592

Split complementary

  1. #479225
  2. #392592
  3. #92257d

Analogous

  1. #7d9225
  2. #479225
  3. #259239

Triadic

  1. #479225
  2. #254792
  3. #922547

Tetradic

  1. #479225
  2. #259270
  3. #702592
  4. #922547

Square

  1. #479225
  2. #257d92
  3. #702592
  4. #923925

Monochromatic

  1. #0c1806
  2. #295516
  3. #479225
  4. #66cc37
  5. #95dc74

Shades

#479225 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #479225
  2. #408321
  3. #39751e
  4. #32661a
  5. #2b5816
  6. #244913
  7. #1c3a0f
  8. #152c0b
  9. #0e1d07
  10. #070f04
  11. #000000

Tints

#479225 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #479225
  2. #599d3b
  3. #6ca851
  4. #7eb366
  5. #91be7c
  6. #a3c992
  7. #b5d3a8
  8. #c8debe
  9. #dae9d3
  10. #edf4e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#479225 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #479225
  2. #4d902e
  3. #528e37
  4. #588d40
  5. #5e8b49
  6. #648953
  7. #69875c
  8. #6f8565
  9. #75846e
  10. #7a8277
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e8868 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #978510 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d7f30 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #428d7d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e8a1a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #77872c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #448f65 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-479225 {
  color: #479225;
}
Background
.bg-479225 {
  background-color: #479225;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-479225 {
  border: 2px solid #479225;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #479225;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 146 37;
  --color-primary-hsl: 101 60% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-479225 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #479225, #259239);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-479225 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 146 37 / 0.35);
}

#228b22 Forest Green ΔE 4.50 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 4.51 #138808 India Green ΔE 5.59 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 6.56 #568203 Avocado ΔE 7.10 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 7.85 #008000 Green ΔE 8.30 #b86dda Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Forest Green
#479225  rgb(71, 146, 37)  hsl(101, 60%, 36%)  Forest Green
#702592  rgb(112, 37, 146)  hsl(281, 60%, 36%)  Rebecca Purple
#254792  rgb(37, 71, 146)  hsl(221, 60%, 36%)  Cobalt Blue
#922547  rgb(146, 37, 71)  hsl(341, 60%, 36%)  Claret