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#488E2D

#488e2d ≈ Forest Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#488e2d is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 55.69% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 49.3% cyan, 0% magenta, 68.31% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 103.3°, with 51.87% saturation and 36.67% 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 5.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Forest Green (#228b22), ΔE 3.8.

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Web safe#339933
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Relative luminance0.2091

Complementary

  1. #488e2d
  2. #732d8e

Split complementary

  1. #488e2d
  2. #432d8e
  3. #8e2d79

Analogous

  1. #798e2d
  2. #488e2d
  3. #2d8e43

Triadic

  1. #488e2d
  2. #2d488e
  3. #8e2d48

Tetradic

  1. #488e2d
  2. #2d8e73
  3. #732d8e
  4. #8e2d48

Square

  1. #488e2d
  2. #2d798e
  3. #732d8e
  4. #8e432d

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1a08
  2. #2b541b
  3. #488e2d
  4. #67c444
  5. #96d67e

Shades

#488e2d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #488e2d
  2. #418029
  3. #3a7224
  4. #326320
  5. #2b551b
  6. #244717
  7. #1d3912
  8. #162b0e
  9. #0e1c09
  10. #070e05
  11. #000000

Tints

#488e2d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #488e2d
  2. #5a9942
  3. #6da557
  4. #7fb06c
  5. #91bb81
  6. #a4c796
  7. #b6d2ab
  8. #c8ddc0
  9. #dae8d5
  10. #edf4ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#488e2d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #488e2d
  2. #4e8d35
  3. #538b3e
  4. #598a46
  5. #5e884e
  6. #648757
  7. #6a865f
  8. #6f8467
  9. #75836f
  10. #7a8178
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c8567 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #928220 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #897c36 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #43897a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b8726 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #758432 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #458b64 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-488e2d {
  color: #488e2d;
}
Background
.bg-488e2d {
  background-color: #488e2d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-488e2d {
  border: 2px solid #488e2d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #488e2d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 142 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 103 52% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-488e2d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #488e2d, #2d8e43);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-488e2d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 142 45 / 0.35);
}

#228b22 Forest Green ΔE 3.80 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 5.01 #138808 India Green ΔE 5.19 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 6.36 #568203 Avocado ΔE 6.74 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 6.86 #008000 Green ΔE 7.51 #b771d2 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Forest Green
#488e2d  rgb(72, 142, 45)  hsl(103, 52%, 37%)  Forest Green
#732d8e  rgb(115, 45, 142)  hsl(283, 52%, 37%)  Eminence
#2d488e  rgb(45, 72, 142)  hsl(223, 52%, 37%)  Yale Blue
#8e2d48  rgb(142, 45, 72)  hsl(343, 52%, 37%)  Claret