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#498E00

#498e00 ≈ Avocado

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#498e00 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 55.69% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 89.15°, with 100% saturation and 27.84% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and luxury branding. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Avocado (#568203), ΔE 4.89.

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Web safe#339900
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Relative luminance0.2076

Complementary

  1. #498e00
  2. #45008e

Split complementary

  1. #498e00
  2. #00028e
  3. #8c008e

Analogous

  1. #8e8c00
  2. #498e00
  3. #028e00

Triadic

  1. #498e00
  2. #00498e
  3. #8e0049

Tetradic

  1. #498e00
  2. #008e45
  3. #45008e
  4. #8e0049

Square

  1. #498e00
  2. #008e8c
  3. #45008e
  4. #8e0002

Monochromatic

  1. #0a1400
  2. #224100
  3. #498e00
  4. #70da00
  5. #97ff28

Shades

#498e00 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #498e00
  2. #428000
  3. #3a7200
  4. #336300
  5. #2c5500
  6. #254700
  7. #1d3900
  8. #162b00
  9. #0f1c00
  10. #070e00
  11. #000000

Tints

#498e00 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #498e00
  2. #5b991a
  3. #6da533
  4. #80b04d
  5. #92bb66
  6. #a4c780
  7. #b6d299
  8. #c8ddb3
  9. #dbe8cc
  10. #edf4e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#498e00 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #498e00
  2. #4f8d0d
  3. #548b1a
  4. #5a8a26
  5. #5f8833
  6. #658740
  7. #6a864d
  8. #70845a
  9. #758366
  10. #7b8173
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c8563 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #948100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b7c1b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #478878 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d8700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #768313 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #488a5e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-498e00 {
  color: #498e00;
}
Background
.bg-498e00 {
  background-color: #498e00;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-498e00 {
  border: 2px solid #498e00;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #498e00;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 142 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 89 100% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-498e00 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #498e00, #028e00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-498e00 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 142 0 / 0.35);
}

#568203 Avocado ΔE 4.89 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 5.11 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 5.54 #138808 India Green ΔE 5.69 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 5.81 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 7.48 #008000 Green ΔE 7.92 #b671ff Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Avocado
#498e00  rgb(73, 142, 0)  hsl(89, 100%, 28%)  Avocado
#45008e  rgb(69, 0, 142)  hsl(269, 100%, 28%)  Indigo
#00498e  rgb(0, 73, 142)  hsl(209, 100%, 28%)  Yale Blue
#8e0049  rgb(142, 0, 73)  hsl(329, 100%, 28%)  Pansy Purple