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#4E8317

#4e8317 ≈ Avocado

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#4e8317 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 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.46% cyan, 0% magenta, 82.44% yellow and 48.63% black. Its hue angle is 89.44°, with 70.13% saturation and 30.2% 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 corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Avocado (#568203), ΔE 2.5.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.1791

Complementary

  1. #4e8317
  2. #4c1783

Split complementary

  1. #4e8317
  2. #171883
  3. #821783

Analogous

  1. #838217
  2. #4e8317
  3. #188317

Triadic

  1. #4e8317
  2. #174e83
  3. #83174e

Tetradic

  1. #4e8317
  2. #17834c
  3. #4c1783
  4. #83174e

Square

  1. #4e8317
  2. #178382
  3. #4c1783
  4. #831718

Monochromatic

  1. #0a1103
  2. #27420c
  3. #4e8317
  4. #75c422
  5. #9be152

Shades

#4e8317 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e8317
  2. #467615
  3. #3e6912
  4. #375c10
  5. #2f4f0e
  6. #27420c
  7. #1f3409
  8. #172707
  9. #101a05
  10. #080d02
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e8317 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e8317
  2. #608f2e
  3. #719c45
  4. #83a85d
  5. #95b574
  6. #a7c18b
  7. #b8cda2
  8. #cadab9
  9. #dce6d1
  10. #edf3e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e8317 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e8317
  2. #538322
  3. #58822c
  4. #5d8237
  5. #628241
  6. #67824c
  7. #6c8156
  8. #718161
  9. #76816b
  10. #7b8076
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #687b5e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #897800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #817423 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4e7d6f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #767d07 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #707a1f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4e8059 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e8317 {
  color: #4e8317;
}
Background
.bg-4e8317 {
  background-color: #4e8317;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e8317 {
  border: 2px solid #4e8317;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e8317;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 131 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 89 70% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e8317 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e8317, #188317);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e8317 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 131 23 / 0.35);
}

#568203 Avocado ΔE 2.50 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 3.48 #138808 India Green ΔE 5.88 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 6.15 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 6.21 #008000 Green ΔE 6.62 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 7.19 #b17ce8 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Avocado
#4e8317  rgb(78, 131, 23)  hsl(89, 70%, 30%)  Avocado
#4c1783  rgb(76, 23, 131)  hsl(269, 70%, 30%)  Indigo
#174e83  rgb(23, 78, 131)  hsl(209, 70%, 30%)  Yale Blue
#83174e  rgb(131, 23, 78)  hsl(329, 70%, 30%)  Pansy Purple