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#4E7700

#4e7700 ≈ Avocado

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#4e7700 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, 46.67% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.45% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 53.33% black. Its hue angle is 80.67°, with 100% saturation and 23.33% 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 5.3:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Avocado (#568203), ΔE 4.08.

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Web safe#666600
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Relative luminance0.1481

Complementary

  1. #4e7700
  2. #290077

Split complementary

  1. #4e7700
  2. #001377
  3. #640077

Analogous

  1. #776400
  2. #4e7700
  3. #137700

Triadic

  1. #4e7700
  2. #004e77
  3. #77004e

Tetradic

  1. #4e7700
  2. #007729
  3. #290077
  4. #77004e

Square

  1. #4e7700
  2. #007764
  3. #290077
  4. #770013

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1400
  2. #1c2a00
  3. #4e7700
  4. #80c300
  5. #adff11

Shades

#4e7700 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e7700
  2. #466b00
  3. #3e5f00
  4. #375300
  5. #2f4700
  6. #273c00
  7. #1f3000
  8. #172400
  9. #101800
  10. #080c00
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e7700 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e7700
  2. #60851a
  3. #719233
  4. #83a04d
  5. #95ad66
  6. #a7bb80
  7. #b8c999
  8. #cad6b3
  9. #dce4cc
  10. #edf1e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e7700 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e7700
  2. #53780d
  3. #58791a
  4. #5d7a26
  5. #627b33
  6. #677c40
  7. #6c7c4d
  8. #717d5a
  9. #767e66
  10. #7b7f73
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #617054 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7d6d00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #786a14 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #517164 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d7100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #69700e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #50744e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e7700 {
  color: #4e7700;
}
Background
.bg-4e7700 {
  background-color: #4e7700;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e7700 {
  border: 2px solid #4e7700;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e7700;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 119 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 81 100% 23%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e7700 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e7700, #137700);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e7700 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 119 0 / 0.35);
}

#568203 Avocado ΔE 4.08 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 4.66 #556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 7.86 #008000 Green ΔE 8.19 #138808 India Green ΔE 8.98 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 9.33 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 9.36 #b188ff Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Avocado
#4e7700  rgb(78, 119, 0)  hsl(81, 100%, 23%)  Avocado
#290077  rgb(41, 0, 119)  hsl(261, 100%, 23%)  Persian Indigo
#004e77  rgb(0, 78, 119)  hsl(201, 100%, 23%)  Yale Blue
#77004e  rgb(119, 0, 78)  hsl(321, 100%, 23%)  Pansy Purple