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#4E8416

#4e8416 ≈ Avocado

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#4e8416 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, 51.76% green and 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.91% cyan, 0% magenta, 83.33% yellow and 48.24% black. Its hue angle is 89.45°, with 71.43% 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 4.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Avocado (#568203), ΔE 2.5.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.1818

Complementary

  1. #4e8416
  2. #4c1684

Split complementary

  1. #4e8416
  2. #161784
  3. #831684

Analogous

  1. #848316
  2. #4e8416
  3. #178416

Triadic

  1. #4e8416
  2. #164e84
  3. #84164e

Tetradic

  1. #4e8416
  2. #16844c
  3. #4c1684
  4. #84164e

Square

  1. #4e8416
  2. #168483
  3. #4c1684
  4. #841617

Monochromatic

  1. #0a1103
  2. #27420b
  3. #4e8416
  4. #75c621
  5. #9be251

Shades

#4e8416 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e8416
  2. #467714
  3. #3e6a12
  4. #375c0f
  5. #2f4f0d
  6. #27420b
  7. #1f3509
  8. #172807
  9. #101a04
  10. #080d02
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e8416 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e8416
  2. #60902d
  3. #719d45
  4. #83a95c
  5. #95b573
  6. #a7c28b
  7. #b8cea2
  8. #cadab9
  9. #dce6d0
  10. #edf3e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e8416 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e8416
  2. #538421
  3. #58832b
  4. #5d8336
  5. #628240
  6. #67824b
  7. #6c8256
  8. #718160
  9. #76816b
  10. #7b8075
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #687c5e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8a7900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #827523 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4e7e70 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #767e05 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #717b1e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4e8159 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e8416 {
  color: #4e8416;
}
Background
.bg-4e8416 {
  background-color: #4e8416;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e8416 {
  border: 2px solid #4e8416;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e8416;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 132 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 89 71% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e8416 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e8416, #178416);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e8416 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 132 22 / 0.35);
}

#568203 Avocado ΔE 2.50 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 3.81 #138808 India Green ΔE 5.77 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 5.99 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 6.03 #008000 Green ΔE 6.68 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 6.95 #b17be9 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Avocado
#4e8416  rgb(78, 132, 22)  hsl(89, 71%, 30%)  Avocado
#4c1684  rgb(76, 22, 132)  hsl(269, 71%, 30%)  Indigo
#164e84  rgb(22, 78, 132)  hsl(209, 71%, 30%)  Yale Blue
#84164e  rgb(132, 22, 78)  hsl(329, 71%, 30%)  Pansy Purple