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#4E8012

#4e8012 ≈ Avocado

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#4e8012 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 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.06% cyan, 0% magenta, 85.94% yellow and 49.8% black. Its hue angle is 87.27°, with 75.34% saturation and 28.63% 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 2.22.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.171

Complementary

  1. #4e8012
  2. #441280

Split complementary

  1. #4e8012
  2. #121780
  3. #7b1280

Analogous

  1. #807b12
  2. #4e8012
  3. #178012

Triadic

  1. #4e8012
  2. #124e80
  3. #80124e

Tetradic

  1. #4e8012
  2. #128044
  3. #441280
  4. #80124e

Square

  1. #4e8012
  2. #12807b
  3. #441280
  4. #801217

Monochromatic

  1. #0b1203
  2. #253d09
  3. #4e8012
  4. #77c31b
  5. #9de546

Shades

#4e8012 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e8012
  2. #467310
  3. #3e660e
  4. #375a0d
  5. #2f4d0b
  6. #274009
  7. #1f3307
  8. #172605
  9. #101a04
  10. #080d02
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e8012 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e8012
  2. #608d2a
  3. #719941
  4. #83a659
  5. #95b371
  6. #a7c089
  7. #b8cca0
  8. #cad9b8
  9. #dce6d0
  10. #edf2e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e8012 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e8012
  2. #53801d
  3. #588028
  4. #5d8033
  5. #62803e
  6. #678049
  7. #6c8054
  8. #71805f
  9. #76806a
  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 #7f7220 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4f7a6c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #737a00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f781b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4f7d56 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e8012 {
  color: #4e8012;
}
Background
.bg-4e8012 {
  background-color: #4e8012;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e8012 {
  border: 2px solid #4e8012;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e8012;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 128 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 87 75% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e8012 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e8012, #178012);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e8012 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 128 18 / 0.35);
}

#568203 Avocado ΔE 2.22 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 3.24 #138808 India Green ΔE 6.45 #008000 Green ΔE 6.72 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 6.83 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 6.96 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 8.03 #b17fed Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Avocado
#4e8012  rgb(78, 128, 18)  hsl(87, 75%, 29%)  Avocado
#441280  rgb(68, 18, 128)  hsl(267, 75%, 29%)  Indigo
#124e80  rgb(18, 78, 128)  hsl(207, 75%, 29%)  Yale Blue
#80124e  rgb(128, 18, 78)  hsl(327, 75%, 29%)  Pansy Purple