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#4A8A2F

#4a8a2f ≈ Forest Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#4a8a2f is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.02% red, 54.12% green and 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.38% cyan, 0% magenta, 65.94% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 102.2°, with 49.19% saturation and 36.27% 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 4.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Forest Green (#228b22), ΔE 3.98.

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Relative luminance0.1984

Complementary

  1. #4a8a2f
  2. #6f2f8a

Split complementary

  1. #4a8a2f
  2. #412f8a
  3. #8a2f77

Analogous

  1. #778a2f
  2. #4a8a2f
  3. #2f8a41

Triadic

  1. #4a8a2f
  2. #2f4a8a
  3. #8a2f4a

Tetradic

  1. #4a8a2f
  2. #2f8a6f
  3. #6f2f8a
  4. #8a2f4a

Square

  1. #4a8a2f
  2. #2f778a
  3. #6f2f8a
  4. #8a412f

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1808
  2. #2b511c
  3. #4a8a2f
  4. #6ac046
  5. #98d37f

Shades

#4a8a2f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4a8a2f
  2. #437c2a
  3. #3b6e26
  4. #346121
  5. #2c531c
  6. #254518
  7. #1e3713
  8. #16290e
  9. #0f1c09
  10. #070e05
  11. #000000

Tints

#4a8a2f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4a8a2f
  2. #5c9644
  3. #6ea159
  4. #80ad6d
  5. #92b982
  6. #a5c597
  7. #b7d0ac
  8. #c9dcc1
  9. #dbe8d5
  10. #edf3ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4a8a2f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4a8a2f
  2. #4f8937
  3. #55883f
  4. #5a8747
  5. #60864f
  6. #658558
  7. #6a8460
  8. #708368
  9. #758270
  10. #7b8178
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b8165 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8e7f24 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #867937 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #468577 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #798329 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #728034 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #488762 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4a8a2f {
  color: #4a8a2f;
}
Background
.bg-4a8a2f {
  background-color: #4a8a2f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4a8a2f {
  border: 2px solid #4a8a2f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4a8a2f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 74 138 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 102 49% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4a8a2f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4a8a2f, #2f8a41);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4a8a2f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(74 138 47 / 0.35);
}

#228b22 Forest Green ΔE 3.98 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 4.92 #138808 India Green ΔE 5.22 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 5.82 #568203 Avocado ΔE 6.17 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 6.99 #008000 Green ΔE 6.99 #b575d0 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Forest Green
#4a8a2f  rgb(74, 138, 47)  hsl(102, 49%, 36%)  Forest Green
#6f2f8a  rgb(111, 47, 138)  hsl(282, 49%, 36%)  Eminence
#2f4a8a  rgb(47, 74, 138)  hsl(222, 49%, 36%)  Yale Blue
#8a2f4a  rgb(138, 47, 74)  hsl(342, 49%, 36%)  Claret