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#488B2B

#488b2b ≈ Forest Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#488b2b is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 54.51% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.2% cyan, 0% magenta, 69.06% yellow and 45.49% black. Its hue angle is 101.88°, with 52.75% saturation and 35.69% 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 5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Forest Green (#228b22), ΔE 3.68.

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Relative luminance0.2002

Complementary

  1. #488b2b
  2. #6e2b8b

Split complementary

  1. #488b2b
  2. #3e2b8b
  3. #8b2b78

Analogous

  1. #788b2b
  2. #488b2b
  3. #2b8b3e

Triadic

  1. #488b2b
  2. #2b488b
  3. #8b2b48

Tetradic

  1. #488b2b
  2. #2b8b6e
  3. #6e2b8b
  4. #8b2b48

Square

  1. #488b2b
  2. #2b788b
  3. #6e2b8b
  4. #8b3e2b

Monochromatic

  1. #0b1607
  2. #2a5119
  3. #488b2b
  4. #67c43f
  5. #95d679

Shades

#488b2b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #488b2b
  2. #417d27
  3. #3a6f22
  4. #32611e
  5. #2b531a
  6. #244616
  7. #1d3811
  8. #162a0d
  9. #0e1c09
  10. #070e04
  11. #000000

Tints

#488b2b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #488b2b
  2. #5a9740
  3. #6da255
  4. #7fae6b
  5. #91b980
  6. #a4c595
  7. #b6d1aa
  8. #c8dcbf
  9. #dae8d5
  10. #edf3ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#488b2b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #488b2b
  2. #4e8a34
  3. #53893c
  4. #598845
  5. #5e874d
  6. #648656
  7. #6a845e
  8. #6f8367
  9. #75826f
  10. #7a8178
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b8265 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8f7f1e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #877a34 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #448678 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #798424 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #738130 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #458862 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-488b2b {
  color: #488b2b;
}
Background
.bg-488b2b {
  background-color: #488b2b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-488b2b {
  border: 2px solid #488b2b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #488b2b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 139 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 102 53% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-488b2b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #488b2b, #2b8b3e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-488b2b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 139 43 / 0.35);
}

#228b22 Forest Green ΔE 3.68 #138808 India Green ΔE 4.83 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 5.23 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 5.34 #568203 Avocado ΔE 6.04 #008000 Green ΔE 6.83 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 6.86 #b774d4 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Forest Green
#488b2b  rgb(72, 139, 43)  hsl(102, 53%, 36%)  Forest Green
#6e2b8b  rgb(110, 43, 139)  hsl(282, 53%, 36%)  Eminence
#2b488b  rgb(43, 72, 139)  hsl(222, 53%, 36%)  Yale Blue
#8b2b48  rgb(139, 43, 72)  hsl(342, 53%, 36%)  Claret