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#4C8B2D

#4c8b2d ≈ Forest Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#4c8b2d is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.8% red, 54.51% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.32% cyan, 0% magenta, 67.63% yellow and 45.49% black. Its hue angle is 100.21°, with 51.09% saturation and 36.08% 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 5.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Forest Green (#228b22), ΔE 4.22.

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Relative luminance0.2019

Complementary

  1. #4c8b2d
  2. #6c2d8b

Split complementary

  1. #4c8b2d
  2. #3d2d8b
  3. #8b2d7b

Analogous

  1. #7b8b2d
  2. #4c8b2d
  3. #2d8b3d

Triadic

  1. #4c8b2d
  2. #2d4c8b
  3. #8b2d4c

Tetradic

  1. #4c8b2d
  2. #2d8b6c
  3. #6c2d8b
  4. #8b2d4c

Square

  1. #4c8b2d
  2. #2d7b8b
  3. #6c2d8b
  4. #8b3d2d

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1708
  2. #2c511a
  3. #4c8b2d
  4. #6dc243
  5. #99d57c

Shades

#4c8b2d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4c8b2d
  2. #447d29
  3. #3d6f24
  4. #356120
  5. #2e531b
  6. #264617
  7. #1e3812
  8. #172a0e
  9. #0f1c09
  10. #080e05
  11. #000000

Tints

#4c8b2d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4c8b2d
  2. #5e9742
  3. #70a257
  4. #82ae6c
  5. #94b981
  6. #a6c596
  7. #b7d1ab
  8. #c9dcc0
  9. #dbe8d5
  10. #edf3ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4c8b2d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4c8b2d
  2. #518a35
  3. #56893e
  4. #5c8846
  5. #61874e
  6. #668657
  7. #6b845f
  8. #708367
  9. #76826f
  10. #7b8178
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c8266 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #907f21 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #877a35 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #498678 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a8426 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #748132 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4a8862 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4c8b2d {
  color: #4c8b2d;
}
Background
.bg-4c8b2d {
  background-color: #4c8b2d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4c8b2d {
  border: 2px solid #4c8b2d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4c8b2d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 76 139 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 100 51% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4c8b2d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4c8b2d, #2d8b3d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4c8b2d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(76 139 45 / 0.35);
}

#228b22 Forest Green ΔE 4.22 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 5.20 #138808 India Green ΔE 5.37 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 5.73 #568203 Avocado ΔE 5.88 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 6.44 #008000 Green ΔE 7.29 #b374d2 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Forest Green
#4c8b2d  rgb(76, 139, 45)  hsl(100, 51%, 36%)  Forest Green
#6c2d8b  rgb(108, 45, 139)  hsl(280, 51%, 36%)  Eminence
#2d4c8b  rgb(45, 76, 139)  hsl(220, 51%, 36%)  Yale Blue
#8b2d4c  rgb(139, 45, 76)  hsl(340, 51%, 36%)  Claret