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#4E7900

#4e7900 ≈ Avocado

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#4e7900 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, 47.45% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.54% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 52.55% black. Its hue angle is 81.32°, with 100% saturation and 23.73% 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 5.17:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Avocado (#568203), ΔE 3.41.

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Web safe#666600
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Relative luminance0.1529

Complementary

  1. #4e7900
  2. #2b0079

Split complementary

  1. #4e7900
  2. #001279
  3. #680079

Analogous

  1. #796800
  2. #4e7900
  3. #127900

Triadic

  1. #4e7900
  2. #004e79
  3. #79004e

Tetradic

  1. #4e7900
  2. #00792b
  3. #2b0079
  4. #79004e

Square

  1. #4e7900
  2. #007968
  3. #2b0079
  4. #790012

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1400
  2. #1d2d00
  3. #4e7900
  4. #7fc600
  5. #abff13

Shades

#4e7900 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e7900
  2. #466d00
  3. #3e6100
  4. #375500
  5. #2f4900
  6. #273d00
  7. #1f3000
  8. #172400
  9. #101800
  10. #080c00
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e7900 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e7900
  2. #60861a
  3. #719433
  4. #83a14d
  5. #95af66
  6. #a7bc80
  7. #b8c999
  8. #cad7b3
  9. #dce4cc
  10. #edf2e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e7900 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e7900
  2. #537a0d
  3. #587a1a
  4. #5d7b26
  5. #627c33
  6. #677d40
  7. #6c7d4d
  8. #717e5a
  9. #767f66
  10. #7b7f73
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #627255 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7f6f00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #796c15 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #507366 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f7300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b710e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4f7650 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e7900 {
  color: #4e7900;
}
Background
.bg-4e7900 {
  background-color: #4e7900;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e7900 {
  border: 2px solid #4e7900;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e7900;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 121 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 81 100% 24%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e7900 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e7900, #127900);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e7900 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 121 0 / 0.35);
}

#568203 Avocado ΔE 3.41 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 4.39 #008000 Green ΔE 7.84 #556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 8.33 #138808 India Green ΔE 8.43 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 8.72 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 9.32 #b186ff Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Avocado
#4e7900  rgb(78, 121, 0)  hsl(81, 100%, 24%)  Avocado
#2b0079  rgb(43, 0, 121)  hsl(261, 100%, 24%)  Persian Indigo
#004e79  rgb(0, 78, 121)  hsl(201, 100%, 24%)  Yale Blue
#79004e  rgb(121, 0, 78)  hsl(321, 100%, 24%)  Pansy Purple