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#489442

#489442 ≈ Forest Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#489442 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 58.04% green and 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.35% cyan, 0% magenta, 55.41% yellow and 41.96% black. Its hue angle is 115.61°, with 38.32% saturation and 41.96% 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 5.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Forest Green (#228b22), ΔE 5.55.

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Relative luminance0.2295

Complementary

  1. #489442
  2. #8e4294

Split complementary

  1. #489442
  2. #654294
  3. #944271

Analogous

  1. #719442
  2. #489442
  3. #429465

Triadic

  1. #489442
  2. #424894
  3. #944248

Tetradic

  1. #489442
  2. #42948e
  3. #8e4294
  4. #944248

Square

  1. #489442
  2. #427194
  3. #8e4294
  4. #946542

Monochromatic

  1. #152a13
  2. #2e5f2a
  3. #489442
  4. #6dbb67
  5. #a0d39c

Shades

#489442 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #489442
  2. #41853b
  3. #3a7635
  4. #32682e
  5. #2b5928
  6. #244a21
  7. #1d3b1a
  8. #162c14
  9. #0e1e0d
  10. #070f07
  11. #000000

Tints

#489442 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #489442
  2. #5a9f55
  3. #6da968
  4. #7fb47b
  5. #91bf8e
  6. #a4caa1
  7. #b6d4b3
  8. #c8dfc6
  9. #daead9
  10. #edf4ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#489442 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #489442
  2. #4e9248
  3. #53904e
  4. #598e55
  5. #5e8c5b
  6. #648a61
  7. #6a8867
  8. #6f866d
  9. #758474
  10. #7a827a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #718a6f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #97883a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d8148 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3e9082 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f8d3e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #778946 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #42926e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-489442 {
  color: #489442;
}
Background
.bg-489442 {
  background-color: #489442;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-489442 {
  border: 2px solid #489442;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #489442;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 148 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 116 38% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-489442 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #489442, #429465);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-489442 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 148 66 / 0.35);
}

#228b22 Forest Green ΔE 5.55 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 6.94 #138808 India Green ΔE 7.63 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 7.68 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 7.90 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 8.83 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 8.96 #b76bbd Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Forest Green
#489442  rgb(72, 148, 66)  hsl(116, 38%, 42%)  Forest Green
#8e4294  rgb(142, 66, 148)  hsl(296, 38%, 42%)  Deep Plum
#424894  rgb(66, 72, 148)  hsl(236, 38%, 42%)  Dark Slate Blue
#944248  rgb(148, 66, 72)  hsl(356, 38%, 42%)  Cordovan