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#4E7501

#4e7501 ≈ Avocado

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#4e7501 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 45.88% green and 0.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.33% cyan, 0% magenta, 99.15% yellow and 54.12% black. Its hue angle is 80.17°, with 98.31% saturation and 23.14% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Avocado (#568203), ΔE 4.76.

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Web safe#666600
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Relative luminance0.1434

Complementary

  1. #4e7501
  2. #280175

Split complementary

  1. #4e7501
  2. #011475
  3. #620175

Analogous

  1. #756201
  2. #4e7501
  3. #147501

Triadic

  1. #4e7501
  2. #014e75
  3. #75014e

Tetradic

  1. #4e7501
  2. #017528
  3. #280175
  4. #75014e

Square

  1. #4e7501
  2. #017562
  3. #280175
  4. #750114

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1400
  2. #1b2900
  3. #4e7501
  4. #81c102
  5. #aefd12

Shades

#4e7501 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e7501
  2. #466901
  3. #3e5e01
  4. #375201
  5. #2f4601
  6. #273b01
  7. #1f2f00
  8. #172300
  9. #101700
  10. #080c00
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e7501 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e7501
  2. #60831a
  3. #719134
  4. #839e4d
  5. #95ac67
  6. #a7ba80
  7. #b8c899
  8. #cad6b3
  9. #dce3cc
  10. #edf1e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e7501 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e7501
  2. #53760e
  3. #58771a
  4. #5d7827
  5. #627934
  6. #677b41
  7. #6c7c4d
  8. #717d5a
  9. #767e67
  10. #7b7f73
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #606e53 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7b6c00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #766914 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #516f62 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c6f00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #686e0e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #50724d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e7501 {
  color: #4e7501;
}
Background
.bg-4e7501 {
  background-color: #4e7501;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e7501 {
  border: 2px solid #4e7501;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e7501;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 117 1;
  --color-primary-hsl: 80 98% 23%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e7501 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e7501, #147501);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e7501 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 117 1 / 0.35);
}

#568203 Avocado ΔE 4.76 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 4.96 #556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 7.37 #008000 Green ΔE 8.58 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 9.34 #138808 India Green ΔE 9.53 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 9.95 #b18afe Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Avocado
#4e7501  rgb(78, 117, 1)  hsl(80, 98%, 23%)  Avocado
#280175  rgb(40, 1, 117)  hsl(260, 98%, 23%)  Persian Indigo
#014e75  rgb(1, 78, 117)  hsl(200, 98%, 23%)  Yale Blue
#75014e  rgb(117, 1, 78)  hsl(320, 98%, 23%)  Pansy Purple