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#4C8A3A

#4c8a3a ≈ Forest Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#4c8a3a is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.8% red, 54.12% green and 22.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.93% cyan, 0% magenta, 57.97% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 106.5°, with 40.82% saturation and 38.43% 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 5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Forest Green (#228b22), ΔE 4.74.

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Relative luminance0.2002

Complementary

  1. #4c8a3a
  2. #783a8a

Split complementary

  1. #4c8a3a
  2. #503a8a
  3. #8a3a74

Analogous

  1. #748a3a
  2. #4c8a3a
  3. #3a8a50

Triadic

  1. #4c8a3a
  2. #3a4c8a
  3. #8a3a4c

Tetradic

  1. #4c8a3a
  2. #3a8a78
  3. #783a8a
  4. #8a3a4c

Square

  1. #4c8a3a
  2. #3a748a
  3. #783a8a
  4. #8a503a

Monochromatic

  1. #111e0d
  2. #2e5423
  3. #4c8a3a
  4. #6eb958
  5. #9ccf8e

Shades

#4c8a3a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4c8a3a
  2. #447c34
  3. #3d6e2e
  4. #356129
  5. #2e5323
  6. #26451d
  7. #1e3717
  8. #172911
  9. #0f1c0c
  10. #080e06
  11. #000000

Tints

#4c8a3a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4c8a3a
  2. #5e964e
  3. #70a161
  4. #82ad75
  5. #94b989
  6. #a6c59d
  7. #b7d0b0
  8. #c9dcc4
  9. #dbe8d8
  10. #edf3eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4c8a3a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4c8a3a
  2. #518941
  3. #568848
  4. #5c874f
  5. #618656
  6. #66855d
  7. #6b8464
  8. #70836b
  9. #768272
  10. #7b8179
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c8268 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8e7f32 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #857a40 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #478678 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #798435 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #73803e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #498765 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4c8a3a {
  color: #4c8a3a;
}
Background
.bg-4c8a3a {
  background-color: #4c8a3a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4c8a3a {
  border: 2px solid #4c8a3a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4c8a3a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 76 138 58;
  --color-primary-hsl: 107 41% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4c8a3a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4c8a3a, #3a8a50);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4c8a3a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(76 138 58 / 0.35);
}

#228b22 Forest Green ΔE 4.74 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 5.25 #138808 India Green ΔE 6.36 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 6.99 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 7.18 #568203 Avocado ΔE 7.51 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 7.89 #b375c5 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Forest Green
#4c8a3a  rgb(76, 138, 58)  hsl(107, 41%, 38%)  Forest Green
#783a8a  rgb(120, 58, 138)  hsl(287, 41%, 38%)  Eminence
#3a4c8a  rgb(58, 76, 138)  hsl(227, 41%, 38%)  Yale Blue
#8a3a4c  rgb(138, 58, 76)  hsl(347, 41%, 38%)  Cordovan