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#4E800E

#4e800e ≈ Avocado

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#4e800e 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, 50.2% green and 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.06% cyan, 0% magenta, 89.06% yellow and 49.8% black. Its hue angle is 86.32°, with 80.28% saturation and 27.84% 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 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Avocado (#568203), ΔE 1.99.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.1709

Complementary

  1. #4e800e
  2. #400e80

Split complementary

  1. #4e800e
  2. #0e1580
  3. #790e80

Analogous

  1. #80790e
  2. #4e800e
  3. #15800e

Triadic

  1. #4e800e
  2. #0e4e80
  3. #800e4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e800e
  2. #0e8040
  3. #400e80
  4. #800e4e

Square

  1. #4e800e
  2. #0e8079
  3. #400e80
  4. #800e15

Monochromatic

  1. #0b1202
  2. #243b06
  3. #4e800e
  4. #78c516
  5. #9eea3d

Shades

#4e800e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e800e
  2. #46730d
  3. #3e660b
  4. #375a0a
  5. #2f4d08
  6. #274007
  7. #1f3306
  8. #172604
  9. #101a03
  10. #080d01
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e800e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e800e
  2. #608d26
  3. #71993e
  4. #83a656
  5. #95b36e
  6. #a7c087
  7. #b8cc9f
  8. #cad9b7
  9. #dce6cf
  10. #edf2e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e800e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e800e
  2. #538019
  3. #588025
  4. #5d8030
  5. #62803c
  6. #678047
  7. #6c8052
  8. #71805e
  9. #768069
  10. #7b8075
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #66785b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #867500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f721d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4f7a6c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #747a00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f7818 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4f7d56 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e800e {
  color: #4e800e;
}
Background
.bg-4e800e {
  background-color: #4e800e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e800e {
  border: 2px solid #4e800e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e800e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 128 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 86 80% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e800e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e800e, #15800e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e800e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 128 14 / 0.35);
}

#568203 Avocado ΔE 1.99 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 3.54 #138808 India Green ΔE 6.54 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 6.80 #008000 Green ΔE 6.81 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 7.12 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 8.07 #b17ff1 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Avocado
#4e800e  rgb(78, 128, 14)  hsl(86, 80%, 28%)  Avocado
#400e80  rgb(64, 14, 128)  hsl(266, 80%, 28%)  Indigo
#0e4e80  rgb(14, 78, 128)  hsl(206, 80%, 28%)  Yale Blue
#800e4e  rgb(128, 14, 78)  hsl(326, 80%, 28%)  Pansy Purple