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#489243

#489243 ≈ Forest Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#489243 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 57.25% green and 26.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50.68% cyan, 0% magenta, 54.11% yellow and 42.75% black. Its hue angle is 116.2°, with 37.09% saturation and 41.76% 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 5.47:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Forest Green (#228b22), ΔE 5.42.

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Relative luminance0.2234

Complementary

  1. #489243
  2. #8d4392

Split complementary

  1. #489243
  2. #654392
  3. #92436f

Analogous

  1. #6f9243
  2. #489243
  3. #439265

Triadic

  1. #489243
  2. #434892
  3. #924348

Tetradic

  1. #489243
  2. #43928d
  3. #8d4392
  4. #924348

Square

  1. #489243
  2. #436f92
  3. #8d4392
  4. #926543

Monochromatic

  1. #142913
  2. #2e5e2b
  3. #489243
  4. #6dba68
  5. #a0d29c

Shades

#489243 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #489243
  2. #41833c
  3. #3a7536
  4. #32662f
  5. #2b5828
  6. #244922
  7. #1d3a1b
  8. #162c14
  9. #0e1d0d
  10. #070f07
  11. #000000

Tints

#489243 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #489243
  2. #5a9d56
  3. #6da869
  4. #7fb37b
  5. #91be8e
  6. #a4c9a1
  7. #b6d3b4
  8. #c8dec7
  9. #dae9d9
  10. #edf4ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#489243 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #489243
  2. #4e9049
  3. #538e4f
  4. #598d55
  5. #5e8b5b
  6. #648962
  7. #6a8768
  8. #6f856e
  9. #758474
  10. #7a827a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f896e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #95863c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b8049 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3f8e80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d8b3f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #768746 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #43906d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-489243 {
  color: #489243;
}
Background
.bg-489243 {
  background-color: #489243;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-489243 {
  border: 2px solid #489243;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #489243;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 146 67;
  --color-primary-hsl: 116 37% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-489243 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #489243, #439265);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-489243 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 146 67 / 0.35);
}

#228b22 Forest Green ΔE 5.42 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 7.10 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 7.12 #138808 India Green ΔE 7.53 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 7.93 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 8.33 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 9.09 #b76dbc Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Forest Green
#489243  rgb(72, 146, 67)  hsl(116, 37%, 42%)  Forest Green
#8d4392  rgb(141, 67, 146)  hsl(296, 37%, 42%)  Deep Plum
#434892  rgb(67, 72, 146)  hsl(236, 37%, 42%)  Dark Slate Blue
#924348  rgb(146, 67, 72)  hsl(356, 37%, 42%)  Cordovan