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#4E8000

#4e8000 ≈ Avocado

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#4e8000 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 50.2% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.06% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 49.8% black. Its hue angle is 83.44°, with 100% saturation and 25.1% 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 4.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Avocado (#568203), ΔE 1.54.

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Relative luminance0.1706

Complementary

  1. #4e8000
  2. #320080

Split complementary

  1. #4e8000
  2. #000e80
  3. #720080

Analogous

  1. #807200
  2. #4e8000
  3. #0e8000

Triadic

  1. #4e8000
  2. #004e80
  3. #80004e

Tetradic

  1. #4e8000
  2. #008032
  3. #320080
  4. #80004e

Square

  1. #4e8000
  2. #008072
  3. #320080
  4. #80000e

Monochromatic

  1. #0c1400
  2. #1f3400
  3. #4e8000
  4. #7dcd00
  5. #a6ff1a

Shades

#4e8000 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e8000
  2. #467300
  3. #3e6600
  4. #375a00
  5. #2f4d00
  6. #274000
  7. #1f3300
  8. #172600
  9. #101a00
  10. #080d00
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e8000 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e8000
  2. #608d1a
  3. #719933
  4. #83a64d
  5. #95b366
  6. #a7c080
  7. #b8cc99
  8. #cad9b3
  9. #dce6cc
  10. #edf2e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e8000 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e8000
  2. #53800d
  3. #58801a
  4. #5d8026
  5. #628033
  6. #678040
  7. #6c804d
  8. #71805a
  9. #768066
  10. #7b8073
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #66785a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #867500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f7117 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4f7a6c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #747a00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f7810 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4f7d55 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e8000 {
  color: #4e8000;
}
Background
.bg-4e8000 {
  background-color: #4e8000;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e8000 {
  border: 2px solid #4e8000;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e8000;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 128 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 83 100% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e8000 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e8000, #0e8000);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e8000 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 128 0 / 0.35);
}

#568203 Avocado ΔE 1.54 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 4.38 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 6.77 #138808 India Green ΔE 6.85 #008000 Green ΔE 7.13 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 7.61 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 8.27 #b17fff Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Avocado
#4e8000  rgb(78, 128, 0)  hsl(83, 100%, 25%)  Avocado
#320080  rgb(50, 0, 128)  hsl(263, 100%, 25%)  Persian Indigo
#004e80  rgb(0, 78, 128)  hsl(203, 100%, 25%)  Yale Blue
#80004e  rgb(128, 0, 78)  hsl(323, 100%, 25%)  Pansy Purple