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#4E8304

#4e8304 ≈ Avocado

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#4e8304 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, 51.37% green and 1.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.46% cyan, 0% magenta, 96.95% yellow and 48.63% black. Its hue angle is 85.04°, with 94.07% saturation and 26.47% 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 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Avocado (#568203), ΔE 1.59.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.1786

Complementary

  1. #4e8304
  2. #390483

Split complementary

  1. #4e8304
  2. #040f83
  3. #780483

Analogous

  1. #837804
  2. #4e8304
  3. #0f8304

Triadic

  1. #4e8304
  2. #044e83
  3. #83044e

Tetradic

  1. #4e8304
  2. #048339
  3. #390483
  4. #83044e

Square

  1. #4e8304
  2. #048378
  3. #390483
  4. #83040f

Monochromatic

  1. #0c1401
  2. #223902
  3. #4e8304
  4. #7acd06
  5. #a1f828

Shades

#4e8304 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e8304
  2. #467604
  3. #3e6903
  4. #375c03
  5. #2f4f02
  6. #274202
  7. #1f3402
  8. #172701
  9. #101a01
  10. #080d00
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e8304 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e8304
  2. #608f1d
  3. #719c36
  4. #83a84f
  5. #95b568
  6. #a7c182
  7. #b8cd9b
  8. #cadab4
  9. #dce6cd
  10. #edf3e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e8304 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e8304
  2. #538310
  3. #58821d
  4. #5d8229
  5. #628236
  6. #678242
  7. #6c814e
  8. #71815b
  9. #768167
  10. #7b8074
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #687b5c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #897800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #827419 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4f7d6f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #767c00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #717a13 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4f8057 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e8304 {
  color: #4e8304;
}
Background
.bg-4e8304 {
  background-color: #4e8304;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e8304 {
  border: 2px solid #4e8304;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e8304;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 131 4;
  --color-primary-hsl: 85 94% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e8304 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e8304, #0f8304);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e8304 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 131 4 / 0.35);
}

#568203 Avocado ΔE 1.59 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 4.59 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 6.07 #138808 India Green ΔE 6.30 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 6.91 #008000 Green ΔE 7.02 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 7.43 #b17cfb Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Avocado
#4e8304  rgb(78, 131, 4)  hsl(85, 94%, 26%)  Avocado
#390483  rgb(57, 4, 131)  hsl(265, 94%, 26%)  Persian Indigo
#044e83  rgb(4, 78, 131)  hsl(205, 94%, 26%)  Yale Blue
#83044e  rgb(131, 4, 78)  hsl(325, 94%, 26%)  Pansy Purple