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#489C41

#489c41 ≈ Forest Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#489c41 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 61.18% green and 25.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.85% cyan, 0% magenta, 58.33% yellow and 38.82% black. Its hue angle is 115.38°, with 41.18% saturation and 43.33% 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 6.11:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Forest Green (#228b22), ΔE 7.03.

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Relative luminance0.2554

Complementary

  1. #489c41
  2. #95419c

Split complementary

  1. #489c41
  2. #67419c
  3. #9c4175

Analogous

  1. #759c41
  2. #489c41
  3. #419c67

Triadic

  1. #489c41
  2. #41489c
  3. #9c4148

Tetradic

  1. #489c41
  2. #419c95
  3. #95419c
  4. #9c4148

Square

  1. #489c41
  2. #41759c
  3. #95419c
  4. #9c6741

Monochromatic

  1. #163014
  2. #2f662a
  3. #489c41
  4. #70c069
  5. #a3d79f

Shades

#489c41 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #489c41
  2. #418c3b
  3. #3a7d34
  4. #326d2e
  5. #2b5e27
  6. #244e21
  7. #1d3e1a
  8. #162f14
  9. #0e1f0d
  10. #071007
  11. #000000

Tints

#489c41 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #489c41
  2. #5aa654
  3. #6db067
  4. #7fba7a
  5. #91c48d
  6. #a4cea0
  7. #b6d7b3
  8. #c8e1c6
  9. #daebd9
  10. #edf5ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#489c41 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #489c41
  2. #4e9947
  3. #53964e
  4. #599454
  5. #5e915a
  6. #648e61
  7. #6a8b67
  8. #6f886d
  9. #758673
  10. #7a837a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #759274 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9f8f38 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #948748 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3d9888 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #85943c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d9045 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #429972 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-489c41 {
  color: #489c41;
}
Background
.bg-489c41 {
  background-color: #489c41;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-489c41 {
  border: 2px solid #489c41;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #489c41;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 156 65;
  --color-primary-hsl: 115 41% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-489c41 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #489c41, #419c67);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-489c41 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 156 65 / 0.35);
}

#228b22 Forest Green ΔE 7.03 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 7.34 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 7.99 #138808 India Green ΔE 8.93 #00a86b Jade ΔE 9.27 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 9.37 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 9.62 #b763be Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Forest Green
#489c41  rgb(72, 156, 65)  hsl(115, 41%, 43%)  Forest Green
#95419c  rgb(149, 65, 156)  hsl(295, 41%, 43%)  Purpureus
#41489c  rgb(65, 72, 156)  hsl(235, 41%, 43%)  Dark Slate Blue
#9c4148  rgb(156, 65, 72)  hsl(355, 41%, 43%)  Cordovan